Senior MedTech R&D Engineer - Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Leeds is seeking a Senior Development Engineer for orthopaedics R&D. You will drive new product development, influence design for manufacture, and transfer designs to manufacturing while coordinating with internal and external partners.

The role involves collaboration with surgeons, quality, regulatory, and vendors, with a strong emphasis on design controls, risk management and completing projects to milestones. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering field required.
• Minimum 4 years in a product development role.
• Strong mechanical engineering capability.
• Expertise in medical device design controls, design inputs/outputs, verification and validation, and risk management.
• Ability to analyse problems, interpret data and propose practical solutions.
• Experience working in multi-functional project teams and delivering to milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to new product development projects from concept through launch.
• Apply design controls, risk management, verification testing and problem-solving methods.
• Evaluate design issues and materials, and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Coordinate prototype manufacture, test method development and technical reporting.
• Collaborate with surgeons, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Support documentation for development history files and design reviews.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Design controls

Risk management

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional teams

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Matlab

Ansys

Job description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Leeds is seeking a Senior Development Engineer for orthopaedics R&D. You will drive new product development, influence design for manufacture, and transfer designs to manufacturing while coordinating with internal and external partners.

The role involves collaboration with surgeons, quality, regulatory, and vendors, with a strong emphasis on design controls, risk management and completing projects to milestones. Up to 10% travel may be required.