Associate Development Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics 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 https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Join our R&D team and contribute to the development of innovative medical devices, including implants and surgical instrumentation. Working within a cross-functional team, you will help translate clinical needs into effective engineering solutions while supporting products throughout their lifecycle.

• Support the design and development of new implants, surgical instrumentation and existing products.
• Collaborate with R&D, healthcare professionals, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Marketing and other cross-functional partners to define product and design requirements.
• Support the development of engineering concepts, drawings, prototypes and Design Control documentation.
• Contribute to mechanical testing, verification and validation activities.
• Support product development and documentation in compliance with MDR, FDA Design Controls and applicable quality requirements.
• Participate in clinician interactions to support product development, improvements and modifications.
• Support design and process changes, production transfers, cost-improvement initiatives and quality/compliance activities.
• Participate in complaint and field investigations supporting patient and customer safety.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• At least 6 months of experience in mechanical product design and development, including internship, co-op or academic research experience.
• Knowledge of CAD tools such as Creo/ProE, mechanical design, manufacturing processes and GD&T is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical device development, Design Controls, GMP, QSR and ISO requirements is an advantage.
• Knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy and/or biology is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to work with wet tissue/cadaver specimens and in an operating room environment is required.
• Business-fluent English is required; German is preferred for German-speaking sites.