Catheter Engineer

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Robotics & Digital Solutions part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is recruiting for a Senior Catheter Engineer located in Santa Clara CA.

At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions were changing the trajectory of health for humanity using robotics to enhance healthcare providers abilities and improve patients diagnoses treatments and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health Verb Surgical C-SATS and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH) Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA) and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area. Youll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals skills and improves patient outcomes.

Overview:

The Catheter Engineer will work with other members of the design team to design and develop innovative robotic instruments. This role is responsible for conceptual and detailed CAD design drawings related documentation and design specifications. Work will be focused on deriving and formalizing innovative designs based on user needs and product requirements in collaboration with robotic controls system integration clinical quality testing external vendors and manufacturing.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of new or existing steerable catheters endoscopes and/or its subassemblies including catheter construction mechanical components fluidic pathways and seals while ensuring that all design requirements are met.

• Create and maintain detailed CAD models and technical drawings utilizing GD&T principles.

• Develop specifications requirements work instructions and test methods.

• Write protocols reports and engineering studies.

• Perform verification and validation activities.

• Develop concepts designs and details for machines tools and fixtures.

• Interface with outside suppliers communicate design intent prototype designs and perform feasibility assessments at a rapid pace.

• Lead technical design reviews and present design inputs outputs and data to cross functional team members.

• Use analytical practices to collect data and translate it into objective informed engineering decisions.

• Work hands-on in a laboratory to both prototype and evaluate feasibility of prototypes.

• Perform failure analysis and collaborate with other team members (manufacturing electrical software mechanical robotic controls system clinical quality) to solve complex system level design challenges.

• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal State local and company regulations policies and procedures for Health Safety and Environmental compliance.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum B.S (Mechanical Biomedical Engineering or equivalent) with industry experience. M.S. (Mechanical Biomedical Engineering or equivalent) or higher education is a plus.

• 3 years of experience in disposable medical device engineering or similar field with increasing responsibilities in end-to-end product development.

• Experience with catheter and/or endoscope development.

• Experience working with catheter manufacturing processes such as coiling braiding laser-cut hypotubes extrusions films bending sections and bonding methods.

• Experience with CAD software (Solidworks Creo or similar).

• Collaborative teammate with strong communication skills written and verbal.

• Self-motivated adaptive high energy strong work ethic and a can-do demeanor. Experience working in a progressive high-growth evolving environment.

• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and run simultaneous tasks in an accelerated environment and to exhibit flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to lead distributed technical teams and gain alignment with management in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• A strong understanding of concept development 3D modeling creating 2D drawings GD&T tolerance stack analysis manufacturing methods and rapid prototyping.

• Able to write and communicate clearly including generating and presenting well-written reports.

• Understanding of test method and equipment setup and validation.

• Prior experience with fixture design and tooling development.

• Medical Device experience highly preferred.

• Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiments (DOE).

• Experience working with ISO 13485 and 14971 GMP guidelines FDA regulations medical device design control and manufacturing scale-up processes.

• Familiarity with ISO 10993 standards and test methods along with sterilization methodologies.

• Experience bringing products from concept through development and/or commercialization.

The Company maintains highly competitive performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporations performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical dental vision life insurance short- and long-term disability business accident insurance and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay including Floating Holidays up to 13 days per calendar year

• Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits please go to: job posting is anticipated to close on 05/26/25. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

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. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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