Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Staff R& D Engineer (Advanced R& D)- Shockwave Medical to be located in Santa Clara, CA.

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Shockwave Medical, Inc., recently acquired by Johnson & Johnson, is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Description

Position Overview

The Staff R& D Engineer will use technical and leadership skills in the development of innovative products to treat coronary and peripheral vascular disease with potential to expand to other vascular diseases. The Staff R& D Engineer will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization, with a primary focus on early-stage / phase-zero development. This role will serve as an individual contributor working cohesively with a technical team for the early-stage development period of projects.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide technical leadership for projects in the coronary and peripheral vascular space.
• Provide Tasks and assignments to technicians as required.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather and define user needs for new products
• Hands on prototyping to develop proof of concept designs, disease models and test methods based on the defined user needs and requirements.
• Perform bench testing to ensure appropriate design selection.
• Work closely with the project Technical leads to formalize test plans.
• Solve challenging and complex technical problems during the new product development process.
• Work with clinical and scientific advisors as well as Key Opinion Leaders in translating clinical needs into design solutions while utilizing these resources to develop and optimize product design.
• Analyze, evaluate, source, and coordinate the procurement of new materials to support prototyping and pilot operation.
• Develop protocols, test methods, and reports, and perform product assessments on benchtop, in-situ, and in-vivo to prove and de-risk viability and feasibility of new product designs.
• Identify suppliers and maintain relationships to ensure the delivery of superior components and services.
• Enhance the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and patent applications.
• Participate as SME on product development team(s) that manage projects from concept through transfer to PDP team.
• Design and develop product(s) in compliance with the company's Design Control requirements and consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure proper documentation consistent with the company's quality system.
• Responsible for knowing and planning activities consistent with the company's quality policy and quality objectives.
• Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies in addition to medical, technical, and biomedical developments related to company's products.
• Responsible for component and assembly documentation for new products being developed.
• Support company goals and objectives, policies and procedures, Quality Systems, and FDA regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Provide technical leadership for projects in the coronary and peripheral vascular space.
• Provide Tasks and assignments to technicians as required.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather and define user needs for new products
• Hands on prototyping to develop proof of concept designs, disease models and test methods based on the defined user needs and requirements.
• Perform bench testing to ensure appropriate design selection.
• Work closely with the project Technical leads to formalize test plans.
• Solve challenging and complex technical problems during the new product development process.
• Work with clinical and scientific advisors as well as Key Opinion Leaders in translating clinical needs into design solutions while utilizing these resources to develop and optimize product design.
• Analyze, evaluate, source, and coordinate the procurement of new materials to support prototyping and pilot operation.
• Develop protocols, test methods, and reports, and perform product assessments on benchtop, in-situ, and in-vivo to prove and de-risk viability and feasibility of new product designs.
• Identify suppliers and maintain relationships to ensure the delivery of superior components and services.
• Enhance the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and patent applications.
• Participate as SME on product development team(s) that manage projects from concept through transfer to PDP team.
• Design and develop product(s) in compliance with the company's Design Control requirements and consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure proper documentation consistent with the company's quality system.
• Responsible for knowing and planning activities consistent with the company's quality policy and quality objectives.
• Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies in addition to medical, technical, and biomedical developments related to company's products.
• Responsible for component and assembly documentation for new products being developed.
• Support company goals and objectives, policies and procedures, Quality Systems, and FDA regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $141, 000 to $227, 700.

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 (401(k)).

• 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

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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 January 7, 2025. 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.

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