Staff Supplier Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovation, within Robotics & Digital Solutions, is seeking a Staff Supplier Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to design, develop, and validate manufacturing solutions for direct material components and assemblies. You will scale up supplier processes and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, cost-effective manufacturing for next-generation medical devices.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 7+ years in regulated environments, strong knowledge of GD&T, Six Sigma, and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering or similar, required.
• 7+ years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry (medical device preferred).
• Validated knowledge of component/assembly manufacturing process development and production validation.
• Understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required.
• Mechatronics and robotics experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of quality requirements/documents (SPC, capability analysis, FMEA, etc.).
• Understanding of Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFMA).
• Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification/selection, and process improvement with suppliers.
• Root cause analysis experience preferred.
• Six Sigma methodologies understanding preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485.
• Regulatory knowledge for medical devices. up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver development, characterization, and validation of plastics components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development and sustaining production.
• Lead scale-up of supplier manufacturing processes to production quantities.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to provide technical solutions optimized for manufacturing, performance, and cost.
• Apply engineering principles, manufacturing techniques, statistics, and risk management to solve complex challenges.
• Identify and manage external suppliers to satisfy tooling, manufacturing, and inspection requirements.
• Ensure robust requirements cascade from design to suppliers.
• Drive supplier performance using project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC, and negotiation.

Skills

Mechatronics

Robotics

Supplier management

Root cause analysis

Six Sigma

GD&T

DFM/DFMA

Quality systems

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Function

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description

Robotics & Digital Solutions, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Staff Supplier Engineer located in Santa Clara, CA!

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

Robotics & Digital Solutions is part of Ethicon, Inc., a global leader in surgery with products and solutions found in almost every operating room around the world. Ethicon has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact! For more information, visit www.ethicon.com (http://www.ethicon.com/).

Job Summary/Overview

The Staff Supplier Engineer will function as an integral member of a development team. This position will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating manufacturing solutions for Direct Material component and assembly manufacturing processes and ensuring scale-up of robust manufacturing solutions to support long-term production. This role will work both internally and externally to develop Johnson and Johnson’s next generation of Robotics & Digital Solutions and may help mentor/develop junior engineers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the development, characterization, and validation of plastics components and sub-assembly processes at suppliers for new product development (NPD) projects and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.
• Lead the scale-up of supplier manufacturing processes to production quantities.
• Work in a design team setting, collaborating with multi-functional teams (represented by Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance) by providing technical solutions to direct material component manufacturing and assembly processes that are optimized for manufacturing, product performance, and cost.
• Apply engineering principles, world-class manufacturing techniques, statistics, and risk management to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Identify, manage, and provide priorities and direction to external suppliers to satisfy manufacturing and development requirements for tooling, manufacturing, and inspections of direct material components.
• Responsible for ensuring robust requirements cascade from Design to Suppliers.
• Drive suppliers to continually improve their business and manufacturing process performance to meet business requirements for supplier excellence using a collection of best practices in project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC and negotiation by leading these efforts without managerial guidance at several suppliers simultaneously.
• Support corrective actions for supplier process by driving suppliers to true root cause analysis and corrective and Preventive actions.
• Coordinate project activities and maintain accountability for overall project success
• Other duties as required

Qualifications

• BS degree is required, preferably in Engineering or similar
• Minimum of seven (7) years of meaningful work experience in a regulated industry (medical device industry preferred)
• Validated knowledge of various component/assembly manufacturing process development and production validation
• Understanding of engineering drawing interpretation, i.e., GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) required
• Mechatronics and robotics experience, preferred
• Solid understanding of quality requirements/documents such as statistical process control, capability analysis, FMEA’s, etc., preferred
• Understanding of product design & DFM/A (Design for Manufacturing & Assembly), preferred
• Experience with supplier management, supplier qualification/selection, and process improvement with suppliers
• Root cause analysis, preferred
• Understanding of Six Sigma Methodologies, preferred
• Excellent knowledge of 21 CFR part 820 and ISO 13485
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements regarding the design, manufacture, and release of medical devices, worldwide, preferred
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel required

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.

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.

-- The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$118,000.00 - $203,550.00

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