Staff Supplier Engineer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
118K-204K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
The Role
Develops, validates, and scales supplier manufacturing processes for plastics components and subassemblies used in medical robotics and digital solutions. Leads supplier process development, tooling, inspections, qualification, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. Collaborates with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and other teams to optimize manufacturing for performance, cost, and regulatory compliance. Applies engineering, statistical, risk-management, Six Sigma, Lean, and project-management methods while mentoring junior engineers and traveling up to 25%.
Summary Generated by Built In

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

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Robotics & Digital Solutions, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Staff Supplier Engineer located in Santa Clara, CA!

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

Robotics & Digital Solutions is part of Ethicon, Inc., a global leader in surgery with products and solutions found in almost every operating room around the world. Ethicon has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact! For more information, visit www.ethicon.com (http://www.ethicon.com/). Are you interested in joining a diverse team that is helping improve patient care and drive innovation? Apply today!

Job Summary/Overview:

The Staff Supplier Engineer will function as an integral member of a development team. This position will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating manufacturing solutions for Direct Material component and assembly manufacturing processes and ensuring scale-up of robust manufacturing solutions to support long-term production. This role will work both internally and externally to develop Johnson and Johnson’s next generation of Robotic & Digital Solutions and may help mentor/develop junior engineers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Own and deliver the development, characterization, and validation of plastics components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development (NPD) projects and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.
  • Lead the scale-up of supplier manufacturing processes to production quantities.
  • Work in a design team setting, collaborating with multi-functional teams (represented by Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance) by providing technical solutions to direct material component manufacturing and assembly processes that are optimized for manufacturing, product performance, and cost.
  • Apply engineering principles, world-class manufacturing techniques, statistics, and risk management to resolve complex technical challenges.
  • Identify, manage, and provide priorities and direction to external suppliers to satisfy manufacturing and development requirements for tooling, manufacturing, and inspections of direct material components.
  • Responsible for ensuring robust requirements cascade from Design to Suppliers.
  • Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet business requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC and negotiation by leading these efforts without managerial guidance at several suppliers simultaneously.
  • Support corrective actions for supplier process by driving suppliers to true root cause analysis and corrective and Preventive actions.
  • Coordinate project activities and maintain accountability for overall project success
  • Other duties as required

Qualifications:

  • BS degree is required, preferably in Engineering or similar
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry (medical device industry preferred)
  • Validated knowledge of various component/assembly manufacturing process development and production validation
  • Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation, i.e., GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required
  • Mechatronics and robotics experience, preferred
  • Solid understanding of quality requirements/documents such as statistical process control, capability analysis, FMEA’s, etc., preferred
  • Understanding of product design & DFM/A (Design for Manufacturing & Assembly), preferred
  • Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification/selection, and process improvement with suppliers
  • Root cause analysis, preferred
  • Understanding of Six Sigma Methodologies, preferred
  • Excellent knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485
  • Solid understanding of regulatory requirements regarding the design, manufacture, and release of medical devices, worldwide, preferred
  • Up to 25% domestic and international travel required

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

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Required Skills:



Preferred Skills:



The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$118,000.00 - $203,550.00

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)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s 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
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Skills Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in Engineering or a related field
  • At least seven years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry
  • Knowledge of component and assembly manufacturing process development and production validation
  • Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation and GD&T
  • Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification or selection, and supplier process improvement
  • Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485
  • Mechatronics and robotics experience
  • Understanding of statistical process control, capability analysis, and FMEA
  • Understanding of product design and DFM/A
  • Root cause analysis experience
  • Understanding of Six Sigma methodologies
  • Understanding of worldwide regulatory requirements for medical device design, manufacture, and release

Johnson & Johnson Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson & Johnson and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson & Johnson.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is characterized as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with added supports like onsite clinics, fitness centers, and Employee Assistance resources. Mental-health services and wellbeing reimbursements are also described as meaningful components of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are portrayed as a major differentiator, combining a 401(k) with employer matching and an employer-funded pension plan. Stock options and other long-term financial supports are also positioned as part of the broader rewards mix.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are presented as notably strong, including paid parental leave for all new parents and additional leave types for caregiving and bereavement. Financial assistance for adoption, fertility treatment, and surrogacy is highlighted as a significant support.

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