Senior Research & Development Engineer

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Role:  Senior Research & Development Engineer

Location:      Ballybrit, Galway

Reports to:  R&D Manager/Principal Engineer

Live Our Credo & Pursue Our Purpose:

As part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, Our Purpose is ‘We blend heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.’ We are guided by the values in Our Credo. With responsibility to patients, employees, communities, and stakeholders, Our Credo puts the needs of each of those first.

J&J MedTech Neurovascular:

J&J MedTech Neurovascular is a global leader in neurovascular care. Our commitment to changing the trajectory of stroke is inspired by our long heritage and dedication to helping physicians protect people from a lifetime of hardship. Our implants and instruments are used by interventional neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists, to treat patients with conditions resulting from hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Our environment is entrepreneurial, learning-driven, and is as challenging as it is rewarding. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Johnson & Johnson.

What is it like to work at J&J Medtech Neurovascular Galway?

• Culturally, we are putting the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first through pursuing the highest standards of quality, compliance, and ethics, ensuring everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose.
• We are continuing to better our understanding of clot science, through our Neuro Thromboembolic Initiative (NTI). This is a commitment to advance the treatment of stroke through interdisciplinary collaboration and investment in stroke research.
• From a People perspective, we invest in our people, and take great pride in providing a positive work environment which respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation. This is empowered through our employee resource groups (ERGs) focused on further balances of gender, nationality, capability and more, including the additional attracting of qualified diverse candidates for our open roles.

Job Summary:

J&J Medtech Neurovascular is recruiting for a Senior Research and Development (R&D) located in Galway, Ireland.

The role of the Senior R&D Engineer supports managing and delivering complex neurovascular stroke projects with significant technical challenges. Overall responsibility for various aspects of new development projects, including process development, design development, implementation of new equipment/automation and new product introduction. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of the disease state, gather user needs, and translate into technical specifications. 
• Support the management of the direct team to deliver on performance, time and cost targets. 
• Generate creative product solutions to address unmet needs. 
• Develop test models for prototype performance evaluations. 
• Build and test prototypes; analyse test data and interpret to identify optimal solution(s).  
• Identify, source and introduce any new equipment requirements for prototyping, testing or inspection.
• Create detailed component and finished device assembly drawings/specifications. 
• Identify and select product materials, assembly methods and define process settings. 
• Develop and deliver project plans to performance, time and cost targets. 
• Leverage and liaise with external resources to achieve project goals. 
• Identify and manage of key risks throughout the product lifecycle. 
• Write procedures, protocols, specifications, and reports. 
• Evaluate and assess physician (user) techniques and develop product training materials. 
• Support developing marketing materials (presentations/videos/demos). 
• Other duties as assigned or required. 

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Further academic qualification in a metallurgy-based discipline an advantage.
• Project management qualification an advantage.

Experience and Skills:

• We are seeking professionals with experience in the medical device industry. Based on each candidate’s expertise, skills, and potential, we will offer the role at the most appropriate seniority level.
• Experience working with interventional catheters, delivery systems and vascular implants is a distinct advantage.
• The candidate is required to have had exposure to all stages of the medical device design and development pathway (early stage prototyping, testing, design control phase reviews, technical file submission.)
• Strong design and technical ability based on a broad and deep knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.   
• Data review and statistical methods skills (Minitab). 
• Strong work ethic, creative problem solving, capable of working on own initiative.  
• Results and deadline driven with an ability to handle multiple tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment. 
• Excellent writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills essential 

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:

This is an opportunity to work with a ground-breaking neurovascular research department and to be a member of a Johnson & Johnson company, with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.

We are passionate about our work; we play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines, and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson, our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers.

Whether you’re one of the people who already work here, or you’re considering joining the team, we offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
• Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education.
• Excellent benefits.

Equal Opportunity:

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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