Senior Electrical Engineer, R&D

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

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

About Surgery

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Electrical Engineer to support our handheld medical devices business. This role will be located in Cincinnati, OH & work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for acting as an electrical/electro-mechanical expert team member leading and supporting various assignments to ensure business continuity of Ethicon’s Capital Systems and Handheld devices. This role will work multi-functionally on electrical hardware and software engineering activities related to product enhancement, regulatory requirements, compliance/quality improvements, process simplification, and cost improvements.

You will be responsible for:

• Implement and coordinate work required for engineering changes to address electrical hardware and software aspects of capital systems and handheld devices.
• Lead and support field root cause investigation and resolution, including gap analysis, production troubleshooting, and process/product validation.
• Develop strong partnerships with multi-functional leaders and suppliers to drive alignment, prioritize and complete combined projects.
• Ensure projects are driven in compliance with regulatory requirements (GMP, ISO, MDR) & Ethicon policy & procedure requirement
• Ensure the safety and critical performance of commercial products, per applicable electrical safety standards of medical devices.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field is required. Advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5+ years relevant work experience in an electrical engineering role in Research & Development (R&D) is required.
• Experience translating high-level customer needs into technical requirements, analyzing the tradeoffs and business impacts is required.
• Experience with embedded electrical design is required.
• Strong electrical analysis skills, including an understanding of electrical systems and subsystems and how they interact with the overall system design is required.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, verification/validation testing and creating test protocols is required.
• Demonstrated ability to debug and test electrical systems using test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers is required.
• Results driven with the ability to work across organizational boundaries. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project and manage risks.
• Experience within a medical device or other highly regulated industry is required.
• Experience with family of standards for electrical safety of medical devices IEC 60601 is preferred.
• Experience with designing prototypes, simulation and quickly testing them is preferred.
• Experience solving technical manufacturing issues is preferred.
• Experience with various programming languages (e.g. Labview, C, C++, Python, etc.) is preferred.
• Use of Agile methodology as part of daily activities is preferred.
• This position is based in Cincinnati, OH, and may involve up to 20% travel.

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 accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. 

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Auto-CAD Design, Business Case Modeling, Coaching, Design Thinking, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Reliability, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Support, Quality Control Testing, Research and Development, Resource Allocation, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$92,000.00 - $148,350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
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
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits