Biosense Webster, Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson’s family of companies, is recruiting for an Research & Development Engineering Manager located in Irvine, CA.
At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH™), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.
Overview
The Research & Development Engineering manager will lead projects, mentor engineers, communicate within & across teams, and share your sophisticated knowledge of mechanical/biomechanical engineering and product design within the Research & Development design group to drive projects to completion. Your work will be focused on providing technical leadership in a fast-paced environment to a team that is enthusiastic about delivering quantitative results and creating a system that exceeds expectations of the customer.
We are seeking a highly motivated person who is passionate about product design, who will both inherit and add to a team, lead a newly scoped project, requiring you to both strengthen the team and contribute technically. In addition to team organization and project leadership, you will also actively work on assessing design methodologies and implementing innovative improvements to strengthen technical design excellence.
R&D Manager II (Sr. Manager) will be considered for candidates who exceed the requirements listed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical lead in new product development responsible for the design methodology, technical excellence, characterization, Verification and Validation activities, and commercialization for the R&D team
- Drive and collaborate innovative design solutions within a quick development cycle that support strategic intent and cost targets
- Collaborate with cross-departmental engineering teams and program management for system development and project planning. Key team interfaces include systems engineering, clinical and medical internal partners, clinical and medical external customers, external vendors, and internal manufacturing groups
- Establish and take ownership for overall test strategy for design verification and validation.
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering during development through design transfer and process development
- Closely collaborate with talent acquisition recruiters to hire and grow team according to budget and ensure a flawless employee onboarding
- Lead and support Risk Management activities, including FMEAs to ensure robust, safe, and reliable designs
- Ability to work independently with team engineers and technicians, with limited supervision at times
- Other duties maybe assigned
