Staff Design Engineer

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech 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 more at

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati Ohio United States of America

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were 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 Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech 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 is a field-based role available in all cities within Ohio. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from any location to apply.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However all applications will be considered.

We are searching for the best talent for Staff Design Engineer.

Purpose: The Staff Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the Front End Innovation organization and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with Front End R&D teams to brainstorm conceptualize design and prototype mechanical and electromechanical sub-systems for next generation handheld surgical instruments.

You will be responsible for:

Lead the brainstorming concept development design analysis prototyping and testing of mechanical and electromechanical sub-systems to demonstrate technical feasibility for next generation handheld surgical instruments.

Work closely with multi-disciplinary teammates cross-functional partners internal stakeholders external partners and external customers to develop robust and reliable architectures driven by simulation analysis and test.

Lead debugging efforts and root cause investigations.

Translate high-level customer needs into technical options while analyzing trade-offs and business impact.

Design and build custom test fixtures for testing.

Design coordinate and perform test procedures and laboratory experiments analyze resulting data and prepare written reports to document findings and recommendations.

Deliver documentation to support theory of operation technical reviews and engineering studies. Present technical material to partners at all levels of the organization.

Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or similar field required; dual degrees or advanced degree preferred.

Experience & Skills

Required:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in a direct product design engineering role.
• Proven experience applying core engineering principles and design methodologies throughout product development including activities such as ideation concept generation detailed design breadboarding and prototyping DFM/A FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) tolerance stack-ups and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated proficiency in 3D modeling packages (NX or SolidWorks) FEA packages (SolidWorks or Abaqus) and other analysis tools (i.e. Enventive) to design simulate and analyze designs.
• Experience translating high-level customer requirements into technical concepts and analyzing the tradeoffs and business impact.

• Experience in mechanism design and development.
  • Demonstrated ability to debug root cause and test mechanical or electromechanical sub-systems using Instrons CMMs etc.
  • Proven ability to develop test methods and design custom test fixtures for testing mechanical and electromechanical sub-systems.
• Experience in design or development of plastics metals and electromechanical components.
  • Experience in material selection with design consideration.
  • Ability to analyze test results and interpret data to deliver clear recommendations and define next steps.
  • Proactive and self-motivated able to work with limited supervision.
  • Adaptable to shifting priorities and a rapid product development pace.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability working across subject areas with internal and external partners.
  • Passion for innovation strong collaboration proven technical leadership capabilities and conflict resolution skills.
  • Experience mentoring coaching and training junior engineering team members.

Preferred:

• Experience in an early-stage front-end or innovative environment.
• Experience formulating and coordinating different engineering approaches to test hypotheses such as hand calculations computational modeling and simulation empirical testing (benchtop and in vivo) and method development as appropriate.

• Work experience with and a deep understanding of physical principles and ability to plan execute and synthesize analyses across multiple domains such as mechanical thermal and electrical.
• Understanding of anatomy and physiology surgery surgical procedures and the application of surgical devices.
• Design control experience.
• Experience in a medical device industry or other regulated environment.

Other:

• Requires up to 10% travel domestic and international travel.

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.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning Auto-CAD Design Business Case Modeling Coaching Design Thinking Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving Process Oriented Product Reliability Project Management Methodology (PMM) Project Support Quality Control (QC) Research and Development Resource Allocation SAP Product Lifecycle Management Technical Credibility Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The expected base pay range for this position is $109000 to $174800.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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. Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical dental vision life insurance shortand long-term disability business accident insurance and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are 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. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. For additional general information on Company benefits please go to: - This job posting is anticipated to close on 12/10/2025. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.