Senior R&D Mechanical/Electromechanical Engineer DePuy Synthes, Oberdorf - Switzerland

 Senior R&D Mechanical/Electromechanical Engineer DePuy Synthes (24 months contract) Oberdorf - Switzerland

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies have been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. For more information, visit www.depuysynthes.com.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices is focused on shaping the future of digital surgery and expanding its robotics and digital solutions offerings across the entire portfolio, with multi-specialty, end-to-end solutions in orthopedics, endoluminal intervention and general surgery. This includes the VELYS platform where we are building connected technologies powered by data insights before, during and after surgery, and designed to elevate the orthopedic experience for patients, surgeons, and care teams. This includes the VELYS Robotic-Assisted solution which simplifies knee replacement surgeries by providing valuable insights, versatile execution, and verified performance to deliver efficiency for surgeons and optimize patient outcomes.

Introduction

DePuy Synthes, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is currently hiring for a Senior R&D Mechanical/Electromechanical Engineer. The position is a fixed term contract for at least 24 months.

The Senior Product Development Engineer will utilize tools and methods for the effective and efficient development, transfer, and maintenance of products/processes throughout the product lifecycle. The incumbent will also utilize electromechanical principles and problem-solving skills to develop and optimize products/processes that are aligned with the overall Product Development vision. They will ensure effective risk management to prevent unanticipated failure modes and improve capability of processes. This position will be based in Oberdorf, Switzerland.

Key Responsibilities
You will be employed in the Product Development Engineering Power Tools Team, which is responsible for the design and documentation of products on the market. Your work has a direct impact on our patients and users.

In this position you are responsible for the technical support of manufacturing product transfers for existing electrically powered instruments and their accessories such as batteries and chargers.

• Contact person for technical project inquiries/matters for existing products; Coordination of technical project partners


• Responsible for product design, product specification and documentation for existing products


• Implementation of technical and documentary changes in accordance with applicable internal guidelines


• Design analysis of internal and external error messages


• Further development of existing products in accordance with internal development guidelines


• Active participation and/or supervision of product maintenance tasks in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams consisting of suppliers, production, purchasing, new development and marketing


• Responsibility for generating necessary product development documents to ensure compliance with national and international regulations in the medical technology sector (in particular EUMDR, US FDA, Japanese PAL)


• Conduct stakeholder analysis to ensure that customer CTQs are known and adequately addressed in control plan.


• Develop measurement systems/capabilities, destructive tests, non-destructive test for manufacturing processes.


• Partners with other cross functional partners to ensure the proper application of design controls, risk management and the investigation/correction of design failures/challenges.


• Serves as a consultant in product development related operations and quality systems applicable to the plant products and processes in support to day-to-day manufacturing processes. Provides guidance and recommendation as needed.


• Supports new product introduction as part of design transfer.


• Know and follow policies regarding code of conduct, ethics and compliance programs and other relevant regulations