Associate Development Engineer, MedTech Orthopedics

Brighter Signals; Zuchwil; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics group in Zuchwil, Switzerland, is seeking an Associate Development Engineer to help translate clinical needs into innovative medical devices, including implants and surgical tools. You will work in a cross-functional team to advance products through their lifecycle.

You will contribute to design controls, testing and documentation, collaborating with engineering, regulatory, quality and clinicians to deliver safer, more effective solutions for patients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; mechanical engineering preferred.
• 6 months+ experience in mechanical product design; internship or co-op acceptable.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (Creo/ProE) and GD&T; knowledge of medical device development is a plus.
• Business-fluent English; German preferred for German-speaking sites.

Responsibilities

• Support design and development of new implants, surgical instrumentation and existing products.
• Collaborate with R&D, healthcare professionals, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Marketing and other cross-functional partners to define product and design requirements.
• Develop engineering concepts, drawings, prototypes and Design Control documentation.
• Contribute to mechanical testing, verification and validation activities.
• Support product development and documentation in compliance with MDR, FDA Design Controls and applicable quality requirements.
• Participate in clinician interactions to support product development, improvements and modifications.
• Support design and process changes, production transfers, cost-improvement initiatives and quality/compliance activities.
• Participate in complaint and field investigations supporting patient and customer safety.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Creo/ProE

GD&T

Job description

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopedics group in Zuchwil, Switzerland, is seeking an Associate Development Engineer to help translate clinical needs into innovative medical devices, including implants and surgical tools. You will work in a cross-functional team to advance products through their lifecycle.

You will contribute to design controls, testing and documentation, collaborating with engineering, regulatory, quality and clinicians to deliver safer, more effective solutions for patients.