Sr. Design Engineer New Products

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

West Chester Pennsylvania United States of America

Job Description:

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 are searching for Sr Design Engineer to be based out of West Chester PA or Zuchwil Switzerland.

Purpose:

Sr. Design Engineer New Products is responsible for supporting the design and development of innovative orthopedic implants instruments and associated products from early concept through design transfer and product launch.

The role serves as a senior technical contributor within Design Engineering working closely with Product Development Engineering Manufacturing Quality Regulatory suppliers and other cross-functional partners to translate product requirements and clinical needs into robust manufacturable product designs.

The position requires strong expertise in PCT Creo Parametric 3D CAD modeling engineering drawings GD&T tolerance analysis design for manufacturability and PLM/change-control processes . The Sr. Design Engineer is expected to independently manage complex design assignments identify and resolve technical design challenges and help establish best practices across the Design Engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

New Product Design & Development

• Develop innovative concepts and detailed mechanical designs for new orthopedic implants and surgical instruments .
• Create and maintain complex PCT Creo 3D CAD models assemblies engineering drawings and associated product documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Translate product requirements clinical needs and engineering inputs into manufacturable product designs.
• Support projects from concept development through design iteration verification design transfer and commercial launch .
• Evaluate alternative design concepts and recommend solutions based on performance manufacturability quality cost schedule and technical risk.
• Rapidly iterate designs based on engineering testing surgeon/user feedback manufacturing input and cross-functional design reviews.
• Ensure designs meet applicable internal design and drafting requirements.

Technical Design Excellence

• Apply advanced principles of GD&T and dimensional tolerancing to product designs and engineering drawings.
• Perform and/or support tolerance stack analysis to verify functional requirements and establish appropriate design tolerances.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to improve producibility quality cost and reliability.
• Apply sound engineering judgment to material selection manufacturing processes interfaces fits and functional requirements.
• Conduct technical design reviews and provide constructive feedback on designs produced by internal and external Design Engineering resources.
• Identify opportunities to standardize components design approaches drafting methods and engineering best practices.

Cross-Functional Product Development

• Partner closely with Product Development Engineers to convert product concepts and requirements into detailed product definitions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and suppliers to ensure designs can be produced reliably and efficiently.
• Support prototyping engineering builds design verification and product testing.
• Participate in design reviews risk-management activities tolerance reviews and technical problem solving.
• Work directly with suppliers to resolve design manufacturing and drawing-related issues.
• Provide technical CAD/design support during product industrialization and design transfer.

CAD PLM & Design Documentation

• Create and maintain accurate product definition within PCT Creo Parametric CAD and Windchill / PLM systems.
• Ensure engineering drawings CAD models specifications and associated documentation are complete accurate consistent and compliant with applicable procedures and standards.
• Support engineering change activities and maintain appropriate product configuration throughout development.
• Apply established naming modeling drawing revision and product-structure practices.
• Maintain high standards for CAD model quality and drawing clarity.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Product Design Engineering Biomedical Engineering or a related engineering discipline; or an equivalent combination of technical education and relevant industry experience.
• Alternatively for Switzerland a completed technical/design engineering apprenticeship with relevant HF/FH-level advanced education or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically 5 years of relevant experience in mechanical design product development or design engineering.
• Demonstrated experience developing complex orthopedic devices utilizing Creo Parametric CAD software.
• Strong experience creating production-level engineering drawings and applying GD&T.
• Experience supporting products through multiple phases of a structured product-development lifecycle.

Preferred

• Experience within the medical device orthopedic surgical instrument or other highly regulated industry .
• Experience designing orthopedic implants and/or surgical instrumentation.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing suppliers.
• Experience with design verification and product testing.
• Experience supporting geographically distributed or global development teams.

Technical Knowledge & Skills

Strong working knowledge of:

• PTC Creo Parametric 3D CAD software
• Windchill / PLM systems
• GD&T and engineering drawing standards
• Tolerance stack analysis
• Mechanical design principles
• Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
• Machined and manufactured components
• Metals and polymers commonly used in orthopedic products
• Design verification and engineering testing
• Rapid prototyping
• Engineering change management
• Product configuration and documentation control

Johnson & 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.

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.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI Judgement Integration Bioinformatics Biological Engineering Biological Sciences Biostatistics Data Reporting Data Savvy Design of Experiments (DOE) Detail-Oriented Execution Focus Feasibility Studies Preclinical Research Problem Solving Process Oriented Prototyping Report Writing Research and Development Researching SAP Product Lifecycle Management Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$78000.00 - $126500.00

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)).

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

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