Associate Development Engineer - Orthopedics

About the role

J&J's Orthopedics R&D team is looking for an Associate Development Engineer in Zuchwil, Switzerland. You will join a cross-functional team and help develop innovative medical devices, including implants and surgical instrumentation, turning clinical needs into engineering solutions and supporting products through their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design and development of new implants, surgical instrumentation and existing products.
• Work with R&D, healthcare professionals, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Marketing and others to define product and design requirements.
• Help develop engineering concepts, drawings, prototypes and Design Control documentation.
• Contribute to mechanical testing, verification and validation.
• Support product development and documentation in line with MDR, FDA Design Controls and quality requirements.
• Take part in clinician interactions, design and process changes, production transfers, cost-improvement and quality/compliance activities.
• Participate in complaint and field investigations supporting patient and customer safety.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• At least 6 months of experience in mechanical product design and development, including internship, co-op or academic research.
• Willingness to work with wet tissue/cadaver specimens and in an operating room environment.
• Business-fluent English; German preferred for German-speaking sites.

Required skills

• CAD tools such as Creo/ProE, mechanical design, manufacturing processes and GD&T (preferred).
• Knowledge of medical device development, Design Controls, GMP, QSR and ISO requirements (an advantage).
• Knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy and/or biology (an advantage).
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills, able to manage multiple priorities.