Senior R&D Mechanical 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

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston Massachusetts United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer to join our Orthopaedics team. This is a hybrid position that will be based in Boston MA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop technology and supporting instruments for robotic applications
• Use technical curiosity for the engineering and development of robotics systems and medical devices
• Lead internal and external partnership R&D projects
• Operate with latitude contributing to or leading multi-disciplined core teams
• Create and monitor technical aspects of multiple workstreams and projects
• Understand and utilize design controls for all technical aspects of product development including the development of design inputs and outputs and the verification and validation of medical devices including software
• Analyze and evaluate new technologies and develop improvements to existing products
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in the application of design controls and development processes
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards including FDA 21 CFR Part 820 ISO 13485 IEC 60601 and ISO 14971.
• Support design transfer and product launch activities including complaint investigations.
• Investigate and document nonconformances deviations and test failures; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Interface with Regulatory Quality and Manufacturing teams to support audits and inspections.
• Support post-market surveillance activities by providing technical analysis product documentation and investigation support.
• Assist with handling obsolescence and technology upgrades.
• Communicate business-related issues or opportunities to the next management level.
• Follow all Company guidelines related to Health Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
• Train develop and evaluate more junior engineers contractors engineering Co-Op students and interns
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (mechanical biomedical electrical or related) or equivalent technical degree.
• 4 years medical device experience or 6 years experience in a regulated industry
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills (with strong interpersonal and critical-thinking skills) including the ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to apply technical theoretical principles to product design.
• Demonstrated understanding of various types of manufacturing mechanisms materials proper tolerancing drafting standards and GD&T.
• Ability to effectively communicate critical design/project information to internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Class I or II orthopaedic medical devices.
• Experience with optical tracking and digital imaging.
• Relevant experience with capital equipment medical device materials and plastic injection molding.
• Familiarity with embedded systems firmware/software testing or electromechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the product development lifecycle including waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with product lifecycle management tools such as Windchill Polarion.

About Orthopaedics:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics Ready to join a team thats reimagining how we heal Our Orthopaedics 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 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 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.

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 accommodation please contact us via or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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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 Testing Research and Development Resource Allocation SAP Product Lifecycle Management Technical Credibility Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$94000.00 - $151800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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)).

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

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