Global Lead, R&D Mechanical Eng – Orthopedic Robotics

Brighter Signals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation –120 hours/year

Sick time – 40 hours/year

Holiday pay – 13 days/year

Work, Personal and Family Time – up to

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Sr Manager R&D Mechanical Engineering to lead a global mechanical engineering team in Boston, USA or Grenoble, France, with at least 3 in-office days weekly. You will own mechanical architecture, DFx, prototype delivery, and verification/validation while collaborating with systems, software, electronics, clinical, quality, and regulatory teams.

You will drive design reviews, manage budgets, and push for robust verification and regulatory-compliant products in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience (managing engineers/teams).
• Demonstrated experience designing electromechanical systems: actuators, gear trains, bearings, transmissions, mechanisms, and precision assemblies.
• Strong hands‑on experience with CAD (SolidWorks, Creo or equivalent), GD&T, tolerance analysis, and rapid prototyping techniques.
• Track record of taking products from concept through verification and transfer to manufacturing.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross‑functional and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a global mechanical R&D team. Drive hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Define mechanical system and sub-system architecture for robotic platforms.
• Translate clinical and product requirements into detailed mechanical designs, specifications, DFx, and engineering change controls.
• Deliver prototypes and production-ready designs on program schedule and budget; manage trade-offs between performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Establish and drive robust verification & validation plans (unit, subsystem, system testing) and support clinical and bench testing programs.
• Ensure design outputs meet medical device quality and regulatory expectations (risk management, FMEA, design history file requirements, ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR 820 familiarity).
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing to qualify suppliers, support DFM/DFM reviews, ramp to production, and transfer designs to operations.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and provide clear technical decision-making; elevate and mitigate technical and schedule risks.
• Manage project budgets, resource planning, and deliverable tracking for assigned programs.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical design

CAD

Regulatory knowledge

FMEA

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks/Creo

GD&T

Job description

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Sr Manager R&D Mechanical Engineering to lead a global mechanical engineering team in Boston, USA or Grenoble, France, with at least 3 in-office days weekly. You will own mechanical architecture, DFx, prototype delivery, and verification/validation while collaborating with systems, software, electronics, clinical, quality, and regulatory teams.

You will drive design reviews, manage budgets, and push for robust verification and regulatory-compliant products in