Sr. Engineer, Electromechanical Systems, R&D - MedTech

R&D Product Development

R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Scientific/Technology

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Location:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world.

Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech is currently recruiting for a Staff Engineer in the New Product Development group within Wound Closure and Healing R&D. The position is in Raritan, New Jersey and will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. Relocation assistance is available to highly qualified candidates.

The Johnson & Johnson Med Tech business offers a broad range of products, platforms and technologies including sutures, topical skin adhesives, hemostasis products, surgical staplers, trocars, energy devices, and synthetic mesh devices used in a wide variety of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures. Specialties include cardiovascular, orthopedics, support for treatment of colorectal and thoracic conditions, women’s health conditions, hernias, cancer, and obesity.

The portion of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, Inc. based in Raritan, New Jersey, was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in suture development and manufacturing, helping to transform the safety and effectiveness of surgery.

• Lead technical activities through design, development, and transfer to manufacturing of complex devices and systems, primarily within the area of wound closure and healing across multiple surgical specialties.
• Collaborate with and provide oversight of external technical and supply partners to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery of work and projects.
• Serve as a Technical Leader, and/or Subject Matter Expert for one or more projects and/or technical areas.
• Ensure project activities are completed on schedule, within budget, and within compliance while effectively communicating project updates, risks, and issues to internal stakeholders on a timely basis.
• Effectively apply innovative scientific competence and technical leadership capabilities to conduct research toward the design of new products, as well as supporting and improving existing product offerings.
• Play a hands‑on role in designing lab‑based development activities, analyze and interpret results to guide product and process optimization, document research activities in accordance with design control requirements, and direct required research activities associated with development of new materials, components, raw materials, products and processes for wound closure and healing devices.
• Provide technical support to supply chain functions to ensure proper implementation and process controls for manufacturing processes.
• Manage the design and development of research studies (in‑house or with contract or academic laboratories and partners) to explore potential for new products/materials.
• Provide technical support for marketed medical device products to other business functions such as Regulatory compliance activities and post‑launch commercial activities.
• Interact with surgeons and other health care practitioners as appropriate to uncover insights and unmet needs through meetings, surgical observations, conference attendance, etc.
• Provide technical expertise in terms of problem solving technical and executional problems using advanced knowledge and experience. Contribute inventions, new designs, new processes, and techniques to solve technical problems based on customer needs.

• A Master’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering, or a related specialty is required.
• A Minimum of 5+ years of medical…