Senior Engineer, Advanced R&D

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching the best talent for an Advanced R&D, Senior Engineer to join our MedTech Team located in Irvine, CA

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

The Advanced R&D Sr. Engineer provides engineering and design services to Advanced R&D. Develops concepts, designs, and details for products, machines, tools, fixtures, and test methods.  This position will have responsibilities across Cardiovascular and Specialty Solution (CSS) companies including a span of multiple product platforms such as ENT, Electrophysiology, Neurology, Vision, and Surgical and Non-Surgical Aesthetics.

You will be responsible for:

• Designs new devices based upon customer need
• Optimizes processes for initial and long-term scaling of new designs and processes for the designs
• Works directly with other engineers and skilled technicians to build and optimize designs
• Tests design prototypes and modifies design based upon test results
• Participates in in vitro and in vivo device testing
• Documents design and performs testing for V&V activities
• Manages the transfer of manufacturing technologies from concept to pilot to full production
• Works with cross-functional quality and manufacturing teams
• Motivates and mentors others
• Creates IP and works with patent attorneys to ensure patents are applied for
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and
• Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable
• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications:

Required:

• BS in physics, chemistry, biology, mechanical, electrical, biomedical engineering, or related field
• 4 or more years of engineering work experience in a Medical Device industry
• 2 years experience with preclinical models; preferable in the Cardiovascular field
• Ability to perform “active involvement” in the solution of problems and problem resolution
• Capacity to solve problems by using good engineering principles
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse clientele base
• Ability to travel up to 10%, domestic and international

Preferred:

• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Strong knowledge of CAD software including SolidWorks
• Able to interpret 2D engineering drawing
• Understanding of quality standards pertaining to medical device
• Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiments (DOE)
• Knowledge of engineering materials such as nitinol, precious metals, and/or polymers and manufacturing techniques related to the materials
• Demonstrated knowledge of process engineering principles for manufacturing is highly desired
• Ability to work with patent