Senior NPI Engineer- Electrical

Position Overview

Sr. NPI Engineer – Electrical at Johnson & Johnson, Danvers, Massachusetts. This role focuses on developing and qualifying medical device electrical sub‑assemblies, working closely with product development teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

• Serve as the primary technical contact and manufacturing engineering liaison between internal product development teams and external suppliers/contract manufacturers.
• Collaborate with design teams to provide DfX (manufacturing, test, assembly) feedback for PCBAs, HMI consoles, wiring harnesses, motors, batteries, and system‑level designs.
• Define and develop manufacturing assembly processes and test strategies/requirements for new system product electrical sub‑assemblies.
• Partner with external manufacturing partners/suppliers to develop and qualify test systems and execute TMVs.
• Partner with R&D and suppliers to conduct risk assessments (FMEAs) and create process validation and qualification plans (MVP, IQ/OQ/PQ) for supplier execution.
• Support incoming inspection teams as a technical expert to troubleshoot PCBA and system build failures during the NPI phase.

• Bachelor's degree required (master's preferred) in electrical engineering or related fields.
• At least 5+ years of experience as an NPI electrical design/test engineer, preferably with a background in robotics, automotive, or medical device manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience in printed circuit board manufacturing, SMT process, electrical component and assembly.
• Proficiency in Altium or similar CAD tools for schematic capture and PCB design.
• Working knowledge of test systems – hardware and software development using LabVIEW, Python, C/C#, firmware, and diagnostics for board level testing.
• Demonstrated experience developing process validation plans, including IQ/OQ/PQ protocols/reports.
• Experience designing and executing Gauge R&R studies preferred.
• Experience working with suppliers and EMS/CM partners highly preferred.
• Knowledge of FDA 21
  
  CFR
  820/821 and ISO 13485 requirements.
• Strong leadership, cross‑functional communication, and proactive problem‑solving.
• Working knowledge of SAP a plus.
• Willingness to travel within the US and internationally 10–15% of the time.

• Agile Decision Making
• Coaching
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Critical Thinking
• Emerging Technologies
• Issue Escalation
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Problem Solving
• Process Control
• Process Engineering
• Product Costing
• Product Improvements
• STEM Application
• Situational Awareness
• Technical Research
• Technologically Savvy
• Validation Testing
• Vendor Selection

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.