Principal Extrusion Engineer - Shockwave

Johnson & Johnson • Full-time • US357 CA Santa Clara - 5353 Betsy Ross Drive, United States of America • 4d ago

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 https://www.jnj.com

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:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal Extrusion Engineer to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal Extrusion Engineer is responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining extrusion processes to produce high-quality parts and components. This role involves interpreting technical drawings, ensuring process robustness, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during the process. Also, the extrusion engineer will lead characterization and development of extrusion and associated technologies. This individual must have a very robust understanding of inputs and outputs for characterization and development (6S). This position requires high technical competence along with being a team player, self-starter, and possessing a can-do attitude.

Essential Job Functions

Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes related to extrusion and its impact on subassemblies and finish goods.
Hands on capability to set up extrusion process according to job specifications.
Knowledge of materials that are commonly used for extrusion. Be able to provide recommendations for process improvement and material selection. This includes the ability to create and drive the approval of business cases.
Knowledge of transitioning from prototyping / proof-of-concept to sustainable, repeatable manufacturing processes.
Leads or plays a prominent role supporting product development projects capturing and documenting design inputs and outputs from feasibility through design transfer into manufacturing.
Coordinate and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure the delivery of superior components and services.
Authors and executes process and system specifications, validation and test protocols and validation and test reports.
Assesses reliability, safety, performance and risk of new designs and methodologies and insures individual and group safety when conducting all activities.
Supports manufacturing activities as an extrusion SME, as necessary.
Provides product and process DFM (Design for Manufacturing) input to Product Development Engineering team to enhance manufacturability and product cost.
Must possess strong communication skills to interface with operators, technicians, product development, planning, purchasing, regulatory, inspection, clinical marketing organizations, and suppliers. This is also inclusive of business acumen and financial impact of technical decisions.
Leads/participates in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and streamlining of supply chain.
Lead and/or actively participate in product/process engineering problem solving using DMAIC methodology.
Support the transfer of product lines and the qualification-validation efforts.
Evaluates existing engineering processes and recommends improvements

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Preferably, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Biomedical Engineering. Advanced degree is preferred.
Minimum of eight (10) years of experience in a medical device environment or, eight (8) years of experience with a Master’s Degree.
Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements such as QSRs, FDA, ISO, MDD and other applicable regulations.
Experience and understanding Process Validations (IQ,OQ,PQ), 6S (Green belt or BB), Lean Manufacturing, Experience working with statistics and using statistical software, Capability Studies (Cpk’s), DOE’s.
Strong Knowledge of Solid modeling/CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred).
Strong problem-solving ability, including demonstrated ability to effectively design, execute, report on, and draw conclusions from experiments.
Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication, including creating and delivering presentations. Sound financial acumen for business case creation and capacity analysis.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
Employee may be required to occasionally lift objects up to 25 lbs.

Additional Information:

The anticipated base pay for this position is $146,200 - $197,800 annually.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Additional information can be found through the link below.https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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