Associate Packaging Development Engineer (MedTech)

Location: Zuchwil, Switzerland; onsite role with 20% travel

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops medical technologies and solutions across surgery, orthopedics, vision, and interventional care.

What you will do

• Develop packaging components and systems for medical devices under mentor oversight.
• Enhance, validate, and scale packaging processes and package systems.
• Coordinate physical testing to verify product and package integrity from manufacturing through end users.
• Create distribution, shelf-life, and package testing plans; interpret results and communicate findings.
• Review technical reports, procedures, and validation documentation for alignment with industry and regulatory requirements.
• Support design concepts, manufacturability assessments, troubleshooting, risk assessments, and process or cost improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical degree, or extensive relevant experience.
• Basic knowledge of packaging materials and packaging technologies for medical devices.
• Professional-level English and strong communication skills.
• Problem-solving ability, creativity, independence, teamwork, and willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to travel 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Technical writing skills.
• Knowledge of design and manufacturing FMEA.
• Polymer knowledge.
• Experience with package and labeling regulations, GMP, quality assurance, process control, or lean supply chain practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on diversity, dignity, ethics, and compliance.
• Opportunity to contribute to medical device packaging and healthcare innovation.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for candidates with disabilities during hiring and employment.