Principal Engineer, IT R&D PLM - Shockwave Medical

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Software Engineering – Full Stack

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal Engineer, IT R&D Product Lifecycle Management – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Summary

This position will have lead accountability, supporting development of the Circulatory Restoration (Shockwave) R&D Windchill Product Lifecycle Management platform implementation using Agile software development methodologies.  Utilizes knowledge of business process, project management, computer software and hardware to analyze, design, implement and test information technology in the PLM, PDM, CAD, CAM, CAE (PLM/CAx) domain.  Identifies technology enablers that support continuous improvement within PLM/CAx enabled business processes.  Researches, identifies and promotes technology solutions that enable business objectives.  Recommends cost saving solutions and implementation plans.  Mentors development team members and meet quality standards and business requirements within time constraints and budget.  Solves day-to-day project based business issues.  Collaborates with the product owner, scrum master, business users, project managers and vendor resources to define technical requirements and specifications.  Processes suggestions and ideas for process improvement. 

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Become the primary technical SME for Shockwave IT working with J&J PLM central team supporting the circulatory restoration business.

• Provide technical expertise and design solutions on Windchill PLM along with J&J and vendor teams.

• Support other engineers to build and maintain software, translating user stories from the backlog into working code, using modern design patterns and architectural principles

• Support team members problem-solve technical challenges and guide them on implementing the solution, using the squad technology strategy as a guide

• Accountable for code written that is high quality, well documented, aligned to standards, efficient, and is easy to maintain

• Mentor and coach the technical team members on best practices/principles (e.g., via code reviews)

• Works with other Lead Engineers/squads to manage risks and solve, escalate, and track cross-squad dependencies and impediments

• Backlog Grooming, Solution planning and design including functional requirements, user stories, functional design and architecture.

• Evaluate requests for technical feasibility and procedural compliance before accepting work into the backlog. Facilitate cross-functional discussion to gain consensus on how to proceed for unique incidents.

• Lead software development using the Agile methodology (new projects & sustaining)

• Develop key functional areas and critical modules

• Manage Quality & Co