MedTech Equipment Engineer – Reliability & Maintenance

NCSL International; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Equipment Engineer to join the OTTAVA team, driving maintenance, qualification, and continuous improvement of manufacturing and test equipment. You will lead FAT/SAT, installation, and reliability programs in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in equipment/automation within medical devices or life sciences, with hands-on electromechanical skills and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Controls, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant equipment, automation, maintenance, manufacturing, or test engineering experience in medical device, robotics, life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace, or another regulated environment.
• Hands‑on experience with electromechanical equipment, automated test systems, robotics, controls, instrumentation, or calibration.
• Working knowledge of GMP, design controls, controlled documentation, change control, deviation/nonconformance processes, and equipment qualification concepts.
• Experience using equipment data, downtime history, yield or first-pass results, and maintenance records to identify OEE losses and improvement opportunities.
• Working knowledge of OEE components: Availability, Performance, and Quality, including the operational data needed to calculate and interpret each factor.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned manufacturing and test equipment through specification, selection, design review, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, release, maintenance, modification, and retirement.
• Execute or support URS/FRS, risk assessments, engineering drawings, maintenance strategies, spare-parts plans, calibration requirements, work instructions, change records, and validation protocols/reports.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, robotic, controls, software-interface, and computer-related equipment failures while protecting personnel, product, data integrity, and the validated state.
• Monitor equipment Availability and uptime; analyze downtime events, MTBF, MTTR, work-order history, repeat failures, and response effectiveness; implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze equipment Performance losses such as slow cycles, micro-stops, jams, intermittent faults, and reduced operating rate; confirm baseline and ideal-cycle assumptions before declaring improvement.
• Analyze equipment Quality losses, including equipment-related defects, rework, false failures, measurement-system issues, and calibration drift; partner with Quality and Process Engineering on containment and root cause.
• Use structured problem solving such as 5 Whys, fault-tree analysis, fishbone, FMEA, and data trending to eliminate repeat failures and verify effectiveness.
• Create accurate CMMS work orders and asset records; use maintenance history to optimize PM tasks, frequencies, spare parts, and equipment readiness.
• Coordinate suppliers and technicians, support audits and inspections, and train users on safe and compliant equipment operation.

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Equipment Engineer to join the OTTAVA team, driving maintenance, qualification, and continuous improvement of manufacturing and test equipment. You will lead FAT/SAT, installation, and reliability programs in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in equipment/automation within medical devices or life sciences, with hands-on electromechanical skills and strong problem-solving abilities.