Equipment Engineering Design Lead

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Equipment Engineering Design Lead.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Principal Duties

• Generation of equipment designs which meet manufacturing, safety , and performance requirements. Designs include new tooling, fixtures, and modification/upgrades for new and existing products.

• Providing technical leadership on equipment related product and process issues.

• Analyze designs using solid models and drawings with Computer Aided Design (“CAD”) using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (“GD&T”), and stack-up analyses.

• Co-ordinate activities for team members

• Required to take a lead role in the design of the equipment from concept to deployment.

• Ensure documentation/drawing standards for equipment meet company SOP requirements.

• As part of the design team, this person is be expected to work closely with both internal and external specialists to complete equipment related projects.

• Actively participate in team and plant continuous improvement through participation in Value Improvement Projects and Lean Production Process Projects etc.

• Ability to critically review engineering designs and ensure adherence to company design and development guidelines and SOPs.

• Uses experience to make judgments and propose different solutions outside of set parameters. Using prior experience and on-the-job training to solve more challenging tasks.

• Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s  Degree in mechanical or equivalent

• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in equipment design or tooling

• Proficient in the use of CAD software (SolidWorks) to design & draft mechanical assemblies

• Good communication skills combined with an analytical minded, critical thinking,  imaginative and creative approach to problem solving.

• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor technical teams

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously

• Proficient in the use of SAP

• Knowledge of PDM system and GD&T Best Practices.

• Knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives. 

• Ability to gain cooperation of others and lead team members

• Experience working  in medical device manufacturing environment is a plus.

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 & 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 contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $94,000 - $151,800.

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 (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. 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. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: -  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits This job posting is anticipated to close on May 15th, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson: Changing health for humanity

We’re building a world where complex diseases are prevented and cured, treatments are smarter and less invasive—and solutions are personal.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Requirements Analysis, Coaching, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Feasibility Studies, Financial Competence, Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management, Lean Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Design, Product Development, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy