Senior Systems Test 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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Product Development Testing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for a Senior Systems Test Engineer to join our DePuy Synthes team located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s 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 https://www.jnj.com/medtech

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. 

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Purpose: The Senior Systems Test Engineer contributes with limited guidance to the research, design characterization, verification and risk assessment of medical implants and instrumentations for mechanical and electro-mechanical applications. The engineer will work closely with R&D engineering and Quality engineering to develop and ensure the testability of requirements, while developing test methods that will holistically verify the safety and efficacy of the medical devices (implants and instruments). This is a hands-on engineering role which touches on various engineering fields required for informal and formal testing of complex medical devices and systems. Additionally, the individual will have the opportunity to propose improvements to our existing processes to improve the team’s quality and efficiency.

You will:

• Understand device design and core technologies in order to inform test method development to meet complex requirement intent
• Generate and execute test plans and protocols, derived from feasibility assessments, product functional requirements, risk analysis, etc
• Lead and conduct verification testing efforts (including extended reliability tests), create test protocols, procedures and reports and assure traceability
• Select and implement test instrumentation and protocols, and validate their performance
• Configure fixtures and instrumentation as required by test plans and standards
• Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition systems and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, power supplies, environmental chambers, autoclaves, auto washers, various transducers, lasers, etc
• Clearly and professionally communicate test findings, technical challenges and proposed resolutions to teams
• Perform investigational tests to support new product development and quality investigations
• Mentor/Lead students and other technical staff
• Must be able to work individually and as part of a global team in development projects, possibly leading internal projects with a strong test/research bias
• Assist with departmental internal and external quality audits to ensure compliance and remediation
• Work in an agile environment
• Perform other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications: 

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s in Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering other related fields
• Master’s degree preferred

Required:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Medical Device industry
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience with electromechanical test equipment
• Fundamental understanding of design controls and medical device development process
• Prior experience writing plans/protocols and performing formal testing in a regulated industry
• Prior experience with lab instrumentation and complex measurements on electro-mechanical and fluidic systems
• Prior experience or general knowledge in electro-mechanical fixture development and qualification
• Experience with technical writing
• Experience working in an agile project management environment
• Good Laboratory Practice/ Good Documentation Practice
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Solid understanding of statistical methods and data analysis
• Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Ability to work well in a team environment and sustain cooperative working relationships

Preferred:

• Experience with battery and charger technology
• Hands-on programming experience of test stands and proven knowledge of data acquisition systems (eg. LabView)
• Basic knowledge of Python
• Experience with 3D motion tracking systems or 3D optical test/inspection systems
• Experience with instrument qualification and validation activities
• Experience working in an agile project management environment
• Experience with PLM applications
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines

Other:

• This position is located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Up to 10% of time may be expected for domestic and international travel

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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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center  ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Electromechanical Devices, Electromechanical Systems, Medical Device Industry, Testing

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$92,000.00 - $148,350.00

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