Product Development Engineering Spring Co-op (Medical Devices)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States. Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. is required; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $27.00–$61.00 per hour, depending on program year, discipline, degree, and experience.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops smarter, less invasive, and more personalized healthcare solutions, including surgical robotics platforms.

What you will do

• Support new product development, new product introduction, design transfer, component development, and manufacturing readiness for the OTTAVA surgical robotic platform.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management, suppliers, and technical specialists to evaluate designs and manufacturing solutions.
• Apply design for manufacturing, design for assembly, design-to-cost, tolerance stack-up, GD&T, and basic engineering analysis.
• Support engineering builds, pilot runs, troubleshooting, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and design reviews.
• Assist with PFMEA, process characterization, control strategies, measurement system analysis, documentation, and build readiness.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of mechanical, electro-mechanical, opto-mechanical, or related product and component design.
• Basic knowledge of 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent software.
• Exposure to GD&T, engineering drawings, tolerance analysis, or ASME Y14.5 concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and technical communication skills.
• Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and must not require current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Coursework, projects, or internship experience in medical devices, robotics, manufacturing, product development, or regulated engineering.
• Experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical systems, automated equipment, or troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of injection molding, machining, joining, laser welding, riveting, soldering, pressing, extrusion, overmolding, coating, or assembly.
• Exposure to GR&R, DOE, process capability, statistical analysis, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820, GMP, or process validation.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement coursework or project experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience in a regulated medical device development environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, quality, product management, and suppliers.
• Company-sponsored medical benefits in accordance with the plan.
• Up to 40 hours of sick time per calendar year, or up to 56 hours for employees residing in Washington State.
• Eligibility to participate in the consolidated retirement plan.