Principal R&D Engineer

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 Med Tech, 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.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function
R&D Process Engineering

Job Category
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations
Groningen, Netherlands

Job Description
Principal R&D Engineer
About Med Tech
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

About Vision
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 on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting‑edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

Purpose
Being responsible for designing and developing new or revised medical devices, products, and processes, taking into consideration problems inherent in the transfer of technology from research to manufacturing. Develop product manufacturing procedures for economical mass production in cooperation with pilot line and production departments. Leads and executes projects following the Design Control regulations for medical devices. Conducts tests and measurements throughout stages of development and production to determine control over applicable variables.

Troubleshoots, and solves product and production process problems with existing and novel processes or equipment already in operation. Prepares and maintains reports to ensure product testing and processes are compliant and follow regulations.

Responsibilities

Develop, improve and characterize products, processes, equipment, test methods and procedures and define requirements

Lead in planning and execution of development projects, project design reviews (Design Control) and project gate reviews and close projects with predefined effectiveness checks.

Lead engineering, validation and verification studies by setting up a test plan and protocol, test criteria, performing tests, analyzing, interpreting and reporting outcomes as well as identifying and solving technical issues.

Plan, coordinate and evaluate the implementation of new or modified products and processes, including the creation of protocols, reports and procedures, risk assessments and performing training of employees.

Analyze and assess product and process requirements (materials, process, quality, EHS, product specifications) and perform risk and root cause analysis

Present results and progress of projects and activities in project meetings, partners and management meetings.

Provide support following implementation of process and product changes, work closely together with other departments, including Operations, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs as appropriate.

Work according to assigned procedures to ensure compliance, rigorously applying current good manufacturing…