Senior Manufacturing Engineer

6234-Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Inc. Legal Entity; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join the Surgical Vision team in Jacksonville, FL. This role leads complex manufacturing engineering projects and owns significant process or equipment responsibilities, delivering sustainable improvements.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 4+ years in manufacturing, with strong problem-solving, validation, and risk management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline; typically 4+ years of relevant experience (or advanced degrees).
• Experience in manufacturing, maintenance, R&D, or process development within medical devices or pharmaceuticals preferred.
• Demonstrated project leadership, validation, statistical analysis, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead sophisticated manufacturing engineering projects with significant process/equipment ownership.
• Develop charters, plans, financial estimates, and capital requests; present to stakeholders.
• Serve as SME during audits, reviews, transfers, and technical decisions; mentor engineers and technicians.

Skills

Project Leadership

Validation

Statistical Analysis

Risk Management

Process Improvement

Problem Solving

Lean Manufacturing

CPQ/Documentation

Communication

Team Collaboration

Engineering

MSAT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

4+ years in manufacturing or related experience

Tools

GMP

Data analysis tools

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function: Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category: Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, to join our Surgical Vision team in Jacksonville, FL.

About Vision:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

About Manufacturing Engineering:

Manufacturing Engineering develops, sustains, and improves safe, compliant, capable, and efficient manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems supporting J&J Vision products. The function partners with Operations, Quality, R&D, EHS, Maintenance, Automation, Materials, Product Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and external suppliers to deliver reliable supply, new product introductions, capacity, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement. Apply Lean, structured problem solving, risk assessment, design for manufacturability, process validation, and data-driven decision making to improve quality, yield, efficiency, reliability, flexibility, cost, and delivery. Operate in accordance with applicable Quality System requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices, safety and environmental standards, and established change-control and documentation practices. Support manufacturing readiness for new products, processes, equipment, and materials and translate business needs into technically robust solutions. Demonstrate Credo-based leadership, inclusive teamwork, accountability, customer focus, and ethical decision making.

Position summary.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer leads sophisticated manufacturing engineering projects and independently owns significant process or equipment responsibilities. Integrates technical, compliance, financial, and business considerations to resolve daring problems and deliver sustainable improvements. Lead moderately to highly complex projects while ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, technical difficulty, and business needs are met. Own investigations and technical problem solving for recurring, multi-functional, or higher-risk manufacturing issues. Develop project charters, plans, financial estimates, technical justifications, and capital requests and present recommendations to stakeholders. Develop and implement robust characterization, design-of-experiments, qualification, and validation strategies. Serve as process or equipment SME during audits, reviews, transfers, and technical decisions. Mentor engineers and technicians and provide technical direction to project teams without formal supervisory authority.

Minimum qualifications and capabilities.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline and typically at least four years of relevant experience (or Master’s with 2 years, or a recent PhD graduate). Experience in manufacturing, maintenance, R&D, or process development within medical devices or pharmaceuticals is preferred. Demonstrated project leadership, validation, statistical analysis, risk management.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

• Accelerating
• Analytical Reasoning
• Coaching
• Communication
• Facility Management
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT)
• Problem Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Schedule
• Report Writing
• Safety-Oriented
• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• and Math (STEM) Application
• Technologically Savvy

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.