Senior Kinematics Test Engineer – MedTech R&D (UK)

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Online Digital GP

Gym discounts

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes in Leeds, UK, is recruiting a Senior Kinematics Test Engineer to contribute to verification and validation of medical implants and instrumentations. The role focuses on test method development, data analysis, and ensuring safety and efficacy through rigorous testing across teams.

You will mentor staff, support regulatory submissions, and lead test procedures in a global, regulated environment while collaborating with R&D, quality, and manufacturing to drive test

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Material Science or other related fields.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the Medical Device industry
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within Tribology
• Experience with transducers (load cells, LVDT’s, strain gages, etc.) and data acquisition systems is required
• Prior experience writing plans/protocols and performing formal testing in a regulated industry is required

Responsibilities

• Perform verification tests to support regulatory submissions, investigational tests to support new product development and quality investigations
• Develop test methods that meet complex requirement intent (including but not limited to: test plans, protocol development, fixture development, test method validation, data analysis, test report and summary document generations)
• Clearly and professionally communicate test findings, technical challenges and proposed resolutions to teams
• Works with development engineers, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, product directors, equipment and materials vendors and other team members to develop and execute test protocols, creating technical reports and contribute to peer reviewed publications in multi-functional projects.
• Mentor students and other technical staff
• Participate in the review processes for function of current and new product (including investigative skills to evaluate customer complaints) and contribute in design FMEAs and process PFMEAs
• Must be able to work individually and as part of a team in development projects, possibly leading internal projects with a strong test/research bias
• Must be effective in cross functional projects and work in a global team and execute test procedures in line with company/international procedures/specific country requirements to generate data required for the design verification section of the product development and design history files (DHF).
• The Senior Test Engineer will take the lead in understanding, revising, and implementing departmental work instructions to ensure consistency in all DePuy Synthes laboratories.
• Assist with departmental internal and external quality audits to ensure compliance and remediation.

Skills

Medical device testing

Tribology

Data acquisition

Statistical analysis

Technical writing

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Laboratory testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical Engineering or related field

Tools

Load cells

LVDTs

Strain gauges

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes in Leeds, UK, is recruiting a Senior Kinematics Test Engineer to contribute to verification and validation of medical implants and instrumentations. The role focuses on test method development, data analysis, and ensuring safety and efficacy through rigorous testing across teams.

You will mentor staff, support regulatory submissions, and lead test procedures in a global, regulated environment while collaborating with R&D, quality, and manufacturing to drive test