R&D Engineering Manager

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

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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 Mechanical Engineering

** Job Category:*
* People Leader

** All Job Posting Locations:*
* Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

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* Job Description:

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* We are seeking top talent for the  
** R&D Engineering Manager
** role on our DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics team. This position may be based in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

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 the possibilities of Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems.

Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

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* Summary:

** The R&D Engineering Manager leads a team responsible for the design, development, and delivery of products across the Power Tools and Sports Capital Platforms. This individual will lead a blended team of employees and contract engineers, designers, and drafters, working cross‑functionally with mechanical, electrical, systems, software, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure product design, drawings, and documents are accurate, complete, and controlled within the PLM system.

The R&D Engineering Manager is accountable for driving mechanical architecture, detailed design, and integration from early concept through commercialization, ensuring designs meet performance, safety, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and cross‑functional collaboration, enabling the successful execution of complex programs in a regulated environment.

The R&D Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the creation, release, and lifecycle management of product designs, engineering drawings, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and technical documentation within the PTC Windchill Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. This role ensures engineering data integrity, configuration management, compliance with…