Sr. Mfg. Engineer - Digital Robotics Instruments

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:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer -- Digital Robotics Instruments to support our DePuy Synthes Digital Surgery Technical Operations Team at either the Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL;  facility.

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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

Purpose:

This individual will be part of the DePuy Synthes Digital Surgery Technical Operations Team, supporting instrumentation for robotic surgery. Responsibilities will include lifecycle management of instruments for the VELYS Enabling Tech platform, including VELYS TKA/UKA, VELYS Spine, and other hardware platforms.

They will use knowledge of manufacturing operations, project management, and enterprise-wide supply chains to function as an integral member of a team committed to sustainable world-class manufacturing & execution of key strategic NPI projects. Ensures continuity of supply by leading and participating in complex projects that require influencing and supporting multi-functional teams such as: R&D, Quality Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Plan, Make, External Operations and Environmental/Safety. Drives the development and implementation of Business Continuity Plans to mitigate against manufacturing and/or Supplier launch delays and long term product supply disruption risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design and development of surgical instrument manufacturing processes & equipment, collaborating with external vendors, and driving process validation and improvement efforts across the supply base.

• Responsible for collaborating with R&D engineers to develop designs in a multi-functional team environment, specifically to develop creative manufacturing solutions for robotic assisted surgery instrumentation.

• Provide detailed assessments and critical Design For Manufacturing review of components and assemblies. Assess the design intent, manufacturability, proper dimensioning and tolerancing of components and assemblies to allow product to transition into the manufacturing environment.

• Complete financial estimates of component and assembly Cost of Goods Sold. Provide analysis and recommendations for feature / mfg cost tradeoffs during the design phase of new products.

• Develop comprehensive, cost effective manufacturing strategies, including supplier selection, to drive product team decisions on sourcing to achieve cost and time targets.

• Assist vendors to resolve production issues and ensure effective root cause and corrective action analysis are used for our products.

Qualifications:

Education:

• BS in Engineering required, preferably Mechanical or Electrical\Electronic

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience required with BS, or 5 years with MS

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for process development, cycle time, yield and cost improvements required

• Experience working i