Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Principle R&D Stabilization Lead Design Engineer for our Endomechanical platform Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 60 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures.
Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world’s most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives.
Through Ethicon’s surgical technologies and solutions including sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact.
For more information, visit www.ethicon.com.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
was created 20 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the revolutionary shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today.
Are you interested in exploring the many small-company environments behind the big-company impact of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies?
Apply today Our Principle R&D Stabilization Lead is responsible for leading a small technical team, while concurrently acting as a team member, to drive design activities for the stabilization of post-launched medical devices.
This role will work with internal teams to stabilize our growing pipeline of recently launched advanced surgical instruments.
Key Responsibilities Provide design leadership to product stabilization teams Lead team of design stabilization engineers Provide constructive feedback, mentor team members & support team members to assist in skills and career development.
Understand customer clinical insights and translate customer needs into engineering solutions while balancing tradeoffs and business impact Ensuring design intent transfer to stabilization teams and MAKE site Work one-on-one with internal & external partners to identify and evaluate potential technical solutions Provide innovative product, system & component design solutions Develop and utilize 3D CAD models, FMEA’s, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE’s, simulated use testing, and statistical analysis to support medical device/system design changes Perform detailed design analysis and provide guidance or approval for detailed design specifications and design changes Establish and execute appropriate testing strategy to ensure adequate safety factors or margins Conduct and/or participate in technical design reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, for projects pre & post launch Participate on the stabilization leadership team to define strategy, scope, and stabilization tradeoffs Learn medical terminology, procedures & instrumentation.
Education Qualifications Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related science/engineering field required; advanced degree preferred Required Skills & Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience Strong product design and analysis experience, including an understanding of subsystem and component contribution to overall system design Experience with 3D CAD/CAM, design analysis software, and statistical analysis techniques Experience with FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and Geometric tolerance & tolerance stack-up analysis (GD&T) Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities with experience working in a multi-functional team environment Strong problem-solving and execution skills for developing creative solutions and meeting project objectives Preferred Experience in general Design Engineering Principles, Design of Experiments (DOE), Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) principles, and/or Mechanical testing (Free-body & stress-strain analysis) Experience working with vendors and suppliers Deep understanding of design controls, with the ability to develop and execute design plans, design verification, and validation Understanding of surgery, surgical procedures, medical device regulatory requirements, and the design and application of surgical devices Experience with technical interpretation and writing of protocols, testing results, procedures, and status or special reports Experience managing technical direct reports Project management skills are an asset Other Requires up to 25% travel, domestic and/or international Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Primary Location United States-Ohio-Cincinnati-4545 Creek Road Organization Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc (6041) Job Function R&D Requisition ID 2105960999W