Senior Supplier Engineer (MedTech)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States of America; fully on-site. Up to 25% domestic and international travel is required.

Salary: $109,000–$174,800 base pay per year.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare and medical-device solutions, including next-generation robotic and digital technologies.

What you will do

• Design, develop, characterize, and validate supplier manufacturing processes for direct-material components and subassemblies.
• Support new product development and sustaining production within the Robotics and Digital Solutions franchise.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Sourcing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance teams.
• Drive supplier performance improvements using project management, Six Sigma, Lean, SPC, negotiation, and root cause analysis.
• Manage supplier requirements for tooling, manufacturing, inspections, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Support cost reduction, capacity and efficiency improvements, and supply-chain optimization.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• At least five years of meaningful experience in a regulated industry; medical-device experience is preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing process characterization, development, and validation.
• Knowledge of engineering drawing interpretation and GD&T.
• Knowledge of manufacturing technologies such as plastic injection molding, extrusion, machining, SMT, PCB, electrical components, or assembly.
• Strong knowledge of 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485, plus regulatory requirements for designing, manufacturing, and releasing medical devices.

Nice to have

• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of SPC, capability analysis, FMEA, DFM/A, supplier qualification and selection, and supplier process improvement.
• Experience with root cause analysis and regulated medical-device manufacturing.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the company’s Credo.
• Eligibility for a consolidated retirement plan and 401(k) savings plan.
• Participation in a long-term incentive program.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.