Sr. Principal R&D Technician - Shockwave

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 Operations

Job Sub Function:

Product Development Testing

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Sr Principal R&D Technician – Shockwave 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 Overview

The Sr. Principal R&D Technician will use technical skills in the development of innovative products to treat peripheral, coronary and heart valve diseases. The Sr. Principal R&D Technician will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization. Perform and support a variety of development and engineering activities, which mainly focus on disposable device’s prototyping fabrication and testing. Will work directly with other R&D technicians and R&D engineers to complete duties described below.

Essential Job Functions

• Independently works on multiple project tasks for timely completion
• Ability to work with minimal direction and use excellent judgement and previous experience to bring a concept to reality
• Ability to design test fixtures, execute testing and support engineers with minimum guidance and oversight
• Proactively recommends new ideas and/or improvements pertaining to design and process
• Lead and mentor other technicians to reach departmental and company objectives
• Partner with engineers to design and assemble functional prototypes and provide feedback on assembly process and design
• Assist engineers with product and process design, development, and optimization
• Initiates root cause investigation and analysis
• Perform equipment installation and qualification
• Lead product and process characterization and design verification testing
• Prepare test samples (products/materials/solutions) for routine and qualification testing
• Assist in the transfer of product from R&D to manufacturing
• Develop and validate test methods
• Design and fabrication of fixtures and tooling for product builds and testing (i.e. pneumatic, electrical, hydraulic, etc.)
• Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of lab instruments/equipment
• Create and maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, drawings, test methods and processes
• Train other technicians, assemblers and engineers on procedures and product assembly
• Develop and draft Manufacturing Process Instructions
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma required with a minimum of 15 years’ experience as an R&D technician (or relevant experience) in the medical device industry or Associate’s degree with 12 years’ experience in the medical device industry
• Previous experience with balloon catheter, drug coating, valve or other cardiovascular medical devices development
• Experience using sketches, CAD, etc. to support the design and build of fixtures
• Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and laboratory practices
• Machine shop experience is preferred