Sr. Design Engineer - New Products

JnJ India

Chester (Delaware County)

On-site

USD 78,000 - 127,000

Full time

3 days ago
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401(k) plan
Pension plan
Long-term incentive program
Paid time off (vacation/sick/holidays)

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, based in West Chester, PA or Zuchwil, Switzerland, seeks a Sr Design Engineer to lead the design and development of innovative orthopedic implants and instruments from concept through launch.

The role requires Creo Parametric CAD, GD&T, DFMA, and Windchill PLM experience with 5+ years in medical device design. You will collaborate across functions to deliver manufacturable, high-quality products.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of mechanical design/product development experience, preferably in medical devices.
  • Proven experience with Creo Parametric CAD and Windchill PLM.

Responsibilities

  • Develop innovative concepts and detailed mechanical designs for orthopedic implants and surgical instruments.
  • Create and maintain complex CAD models, assemblies, drawings, and documentation throughout development.
  • Translate requirements into manufacturable product designs and support design reviews.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design feasibility, verification, and design transfer.
  • Support design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) and tolerance analyses to optimize producibility and quality.

Skills

Creo Parametric
Windchill/PLM
GD&T
Tolerance analysis
DFMA
Material selection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
HF/FH-level advanced education (Switzerland)

Tools

Windchill/PLM
Creo Parametric

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:
About Orthopaedics

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 the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for Sr Design Engineer to be based out of West Chester, PA or Zuchwil, Switzerland.

Purpose:

Sr. Design Engineer – New Products is responsible for supporting the design and development of innovative orthopedic implants, instruments, and associated products from early concept through design transfer and product launch.

The role serves as a senior technical contributor within Design Engineering, working closely with Product Development Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, suppliers, and other cross-functional partners to translate product requirements and clinical needs into robust, manufacturable product designs.

The position requires strong expertise in PCT Creo Parametric 3D CAD modeling, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability, and PLM/change-control processes. The Sr. Design Engineer is expected to independently manage complex design assignments, identify and resolve technical design challenges, and help establish best practices across the Design Engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities
New Product Design & Development
  • Develop innovative concepts and detailed mechanical designs for new orthopedic implants and surgical instruments.
  • Create and maintain complex PCT Creo 3D CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, and associated product documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Translate product requirements, clinical needs, and engineering inputs into manufacturable product designs.
  • Support projects from concept development through design iteration, verification, design transfer, and commercial launch.
  • Evaluate alternative design concepts and recommend solutions based on performance, manufacturability, quality, cost, schedule, and technical risk.
  • Rapidly iterate designs based on engineering testing, surgeon/user feedback, manufacturing input, and cross-functional design reviews.
  • Ensure designs meet applicable internal design and drafting requirements.
Technical Design Excellence
  • Apply advanced principles of GD&T and dimensional tolerancing to product designs and engineering drawings.
  • Perform and/or support tolerance stack analysis to verify functional requirements and establish appropriate design tolerances.
  • Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to improve producibility, quality, cost, and reliability.
  • Apply sound engineering judgment to material selection, manufacturing processes, interfaces, fits, and functional requirements.
  • Conduct technical design reviews and provide constructive feedback on designs produced by internal and external Design Engineering resources.
  • Identify opportunities to standardize components, design approaches, drafting methods, and engineering best practices.
Cross-Functional Product Development
  • Partner closely with Product Development Engineers to convert product concepts and requirements into detailed product definitions.
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and suppliers to ensure designs can be produced reliably and efficiently.
  • Support prototyping, engineering builds, design verification, and product testing.
  • Participate in design reviews, risk-management activities, tolerance reviews, and technical problem solving.
  • Work directly with suppliers to resolve design, manufacturing, and drawing-related issues.
  • Provide technical CAD/design support during product industrialization and design transfer.
CAD, PLM & Design Documentation
  • Create and maintain accurate product definition within PCT Creo Parametric CAD and Windchill / PLM systems.
  • Ensure engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, and associated documentation are complete, accurate, consistent, and compliant with applicable procedures and standards.
  • Support engineering change activities and maintain appropriate product configuration throughout development.
  • Apply established naming, modeling, drawing, revision, and product-structure practices.
  • Maintain high standards for CAD model quality and drawing clarity.
Education & Experience
Required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; or an equivalent combination of technical education and relevant industry experience.
  • Alternatively, for Switzerland, a completed technical/design engineering apprenticeship with relevant HF/FH-level advanced education or equivalent professional experience.
  • Typically 5+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design, product development, or design engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience developing complex orthopedic devices utilizing Creo Parametric CAD software.
  • Strong experience creating production-level engineering drawings and applying GD&T.
  • Experience supporting products through multiple phases of a structured product-development lifecycle.
Preferred
  • Experience within the medical device, orthopedic, surgical instrument, or other highly regulated industry.
  • Experience designing orthopedic implants and/or surgical instrumentation.
  • Experience working directly with manufacturing suppliers.
  • Experience with design verification and product testing.
  • Experience supporting geographically distributed or global development teams.
Technical Knowledge & Skills

Strong working knowledge of:

  • PTC Creo Parametric 3D CAD software
  • Windchill / PLM systems
  • GD&T and engineering drawing standards
  • Tolerance stack analysis
  • Mechanical design principles
  • Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
  • Machined and manufactured components
  • Metals and polymers commonly used in orthopedic products
  • Design verification and engineering testing
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Engineering change management
  • Product configuration and documentation control

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Preferred Skills:
  • AI Judgement Integration
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological Engineering
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biostatistics
  • Data Reporting
  • Data Savvy
  • Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Execution Focus
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Preclinical Research
  • Problem Solving
  • Process Oriented
  • Prototyping
  • Report Writing
  • Research and Development
  • Researching
  • SAP Product Lifecycle Management
  • Technologically Savvy
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$78,000.00 - $126,500.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

  • Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
  • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
  • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
  • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
  • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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