Johnson & Johnson · 12 hours ago
Senior Design Engineer
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $148K/yr
6+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, committed to improving health through advanced medical technologies. The Senior Design Engineer will lead projects in the Lifecycle Engineering team, focusing on the design and development of surgical products to enhance patient care and treatment outcomes.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Ensure design intent is maintained throughout design and manufacturing change projects
Work both independently and within teams, and with internal & external partners to identify and evaluate potential technical solutions
Provide innovative product, system, and component design solutions to address opportunities related to quality, supply chain, regulatory compliance, and cost savings opportunities
Develop and utilize FMEA’s, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE’s, simulated use testing, and statistical analysis to support medical device/system design changes
Perform detailed design analysis and provide guidance or approval for design or specification changes
Establish and execute appropriate testing strategy to ensure adequate safety factors or margins
Learn medical terminology, procedures & instrumentation and assist in responding to surgeon customer feedback
Provide peer feedback & mentor junior associates as required
Qualification
Required
A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferably mechanical or biomedical engineering) or a related science/engineering degree
A minimum of 6 years of experience in product design and/or sustaining engineering, maintaining product design intent after launch
Strong product design and analysis experience, including an understanding of subsystem and component contributions to overall system design and performance
Experience with statistical analysis techniques
Experience working in a multi-functional team environment
Strong problem-solving and execution skills for developing creative solutions and meeting project objectives
Ability to independently create project plans and manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously
Excellent collaboration, strong communication, and interpersonal skills; an ability to work effectively with teams
Ability to Plan, communicate, execute, analyze, & document testing, including developing and documenting new test fixtures and methods
Technical writing skills such as protocols, testing results, procedures, status & special reports
Experience in Root Cause Investigation, proposing and implementing immediate corrections based on findings, and leading design or manufacturing improvement projects for long term stability
Ability to plan and lead, as well as partner with internal resources, functional groups (i.e. Marketing, Supply Chain, etc.) and external companies to complete projects
Medical Device industry experience or regulated industry experience
Flexibility to reprioritize projects and activities to meet business needs
Preferred
Advanced Degree
Experience with 3D CAD, design analysis software, and statistical analysis techniques
Experience with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and Geometric dimension & tolerance stack-up analysis (GD&T)
Experience in tooling methodologies, material properties (Plastic resins, ferrous & nonferrous metals, adhesives & sealants)
Knowledge of plastics, metals and coating properties, uses, and manufacturing processes used in the Medical Device industry
Strong understanding of design control and the ability to develop and execute design change plans and design verification testing
Experience designing, developing, and launching products
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Company
Johnson & Johnson
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