Johnson & Johnson · 10 hours ago
Staff Design Engineer, R&D
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, focused on developing smarter and less invasive treatments. The Staff Design Engineer will collaborate with a multi-functional team to design and develop innovative mechanisms and structural assemblies for robotic surgical instruments, ensuring high-quality engineering analysis and documentation.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and individual effort within a multi-functional team to design and develop robotic instrumentation including all components and subassemblies
Translate high-level customer needs into technical options and analyze the tradeoffs and business impact
Design test procedures, coordinate tests, analyze results, and develop written reports
Conduct and/or participate in technical design reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, etc
Coach more junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
8+ years Mechanical design experience in industry
Strong collaboration and teaming skills
Proven leadership and initiative, with ability to advance technology or projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Solid understanding and experience with mechanism design and utilization of machine elements (gears, pulleys, cables, etc.)
Design For Manufacturing and Assembly knowledge including component manufacturing methods (injection molding, machining, stamping etc.)
Experience using engineering calculations and analytical techniques such as finite element analysis to assist product development and testing
Preferred
Experience in developing innovative product concepts that tackle unmet customer needs, including preliminary sketches, CAD models, and detail drawings
Proven development of design models, prototypes, or breadboards to assess technical feasibility of concepts
Experience using design controls including product requirements, product risk assessment, and verification & validation testing
Experience creating engineering documentation in a regulated environment (MedTech preferred) related to assigned projects, such as technical reports and presentations
Possesses a growth mindset, adapting to challenges and interested in continuous improvement
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 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
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Company
Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
10001+ employees
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Former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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