Senior R&D Engineer II
Johnson & Johnson
- Galway
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Culturally, we are putting the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first through pursuing the highest standards of quality, compliance, and ethics, ensuring everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose.
- We are continuing to better our understanding of clot science, through our Neuro Thromboembolic Initiative (NTI). This is a commitment to advance the treatment of stroke through interdisciplinary collaboration and investment in clot and stroke research. How we understand clots and their behaviour enhances our opportunity to design devices that improve patient outcomes and, overall, advance the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
- Strong new product pipeline and the fastest growing medical device company within J&J in 2021.
- From a People perspective, we invest in our people, and take great pride in providing a positive work environment which respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation. This is empowered through our employee resource groups (ERGs) focused on further balances of gender, nationality, capability and more, including the additional attracting of qualified diverse candidates for our open roles.
- Acquire an in-depth knowledge of current products from a technical point of view: design, materials, performances, manufacturing process.
- Product/Process optimization projects - in liaison with Supply Chain and Quality.
- Support second supplier and/or technical transfer projects.
- Manage project sub-parts, as part of a larger project team.
- Provide direction to other team members, including mentoring and oversight of less experienced engineers or technicians.
- Support regulatory submissions and lead additional Design Verification/Validation studies as required by regional authorities.
- Lead product Shelf-Life studies through Design Verification testing.
- Investigations on product complaints and analysis of returned devices
- Support to CAPA and Non-Conformance process.
- Evaluation and scoping of process changes, material changes, vendor changes.
- Support to Labelling changes and implementation.
- Support to Sales and Marketing for product characterization, competitive testing, field training.
- Develop and deliver project plans to performance, time and cost targets.
- Leverage and liaise with external resources, including suppliers, to achieve project goals.
- Identify and manage of key risks throughout the product lifecycle.
- Write procedures, protocols, specifications, and reports.
- Evaluate and assess physician (user) techniques and develop product training materials.
- Support developing marketing materials (presentations/videos/demos).
- Other duties as assigned or required.
- A minimum of 6 years' experience in all stages of medical device design and development (including design with SolidWorks, prototyping, and testing) is required.
- Specific experience on Medical Devices, cardiovascular or neurovascular implants or instruments including catheters, stents, delivery systems.
- Strong design and technical ability based on a broad and deep knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.
- Data review and statistical methods skills (Minitab).
- Strong work ethic, creative problem solving, capable of working on own initiative.
- Excellent writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills essential.
- Results and deadline driven with an ability to handle multiple tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people to achieve results.
- Highly motivated and an enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative and as a team player.
- This role will be an onsite role based in Galway, Ireland with flexible work arrangements from time to time in agreement with management and per the J&J Flexible Work policy.
- As part of a global company, travel will be required from time to time, up to 20%.
- Some travel to the US will be required as part of the induction and onboarding for this role - more details will be provided during the hiring process.
- An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
- A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
- Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
- Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education.
- Excellent benefits.