Associate Development Engineer - Orthopedics

About the role

Johnson & Johnson's Orthopedics R&D team in Zuchwil, Switzerland is looking for an Associate Development Engineer. 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.
• Support engineering concepts, drawings, prototypes and Design Control documentation.
• Contribute to mechanical testing, verification and validation.
• Ensure product development complies 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

• Knowledge of CAD tools such as Creo/ProE, mechanical design, manufacturing processes and GD&T is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical device development, Design Controls, GMP, QSR and ISO requirements is an advantage.
• Knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy and/or biology is an advantage.