Principal R&D Engineer; Balloon Tech - Shockwave

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At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld 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.

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Job Function

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Milpitas, California, United States of America, Mountain View, California, United States of America, Palo Alto, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States of America, San Jose, California, United States of America, South San Francisco, California, United States of America, US356 CA Santa Clara - 5303 Betsy Ross Drive



Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal R&D Engineer (Balloon Technology) – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

Learn more at

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 Principal R&D Engineer (Balloon Technology) will use technical skills in the development of innovative products to treat peripheral, coronary, and heart valve diseases. The Principal R&D Engineer will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization. They will support product development efforts in our IVL balloon related devices as well as develop new balloon technologies to address the anticipated needs of future applications.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide technical leadership for projects including managing technology development teams
• Design and develop product(s) in compliance with the company’s Design Control requirements and consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with the Adv. R&D and PDP teams to translate finished device requirements to the balloon component level
• Survey emerging technologies in the balloons and polymer science space and explore novel applications to support company strategic goals
• Identify practical ways to apply new balloon/polymer technologies to improve current and next generation products
• Execute a long-term strategy with Technologies Development Team for examining new designs, materials as well as processing methods for next-generation balloon concepts
• Prototype and develop proof of concept designs, disease models and test methods of testing these concepts in a simulated environment and develop new product designs based on the defined user needs.
• Work with clinical and scientific advisors as well as Key Opinion Leaders in translating clinical needs into design solutions…