About the position
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. The Drexel Product Development Engineer Co-op will work in the Surgeon Response Group (SRG), within the Research and Development (R&D) organization. We are located in West Chester, PA. Our mission in SRG is to support the hospitals and surgeons who use our product every single day. This co-op role is focused on the development of new, customized medical devices based on a request from a surgeon. This specific Co-op will provide opportunities to engage with customers to design and develop new instrumentation for orthopedic procedures. Are you mechanically inclined? This position allows you to own the project’s entire engineering development lifecycle, from conceptual designs, to crafting rapid prototypes, to releasing the finished good. Problem solving and a deep understanding of patient and surgeon needs is essential for this position.
Responsibilities
- Co-op will be responsible for the design and development of multiple medical devices, and all supporting activities.
- Co-op will participate in all aspects of the design process, including the identification of regulatory needs, developing design specifications, mitigating product risks, and building the engineering design history file.
- Co-ops will independently own their individual instrument design projects, with the intent of releasing engineering for 8+ new instruments.
- You will learn and utilize Creo parametric CAD to produce 3D models and drawings to company drafting standards.
- Your projects will cover multiple disciplines and procedures necessary to support DePuySynthes Trauma/CMF procedures.
- Co-ops will regularly work with members of the DePuySynthes sales force and/or surgeons, R&D Engineers from other NPD teams, Manufacturing Engineering, and Design Quality.
Requirements
- Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering.
- A minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 is required.
- Demonstrated leadership is preferred.
- Candidates must be highly organized and able to handle multiple tasks.
- Candidates must have the ability to work individually as well as on a team.
- Candidates need to be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel.
- Strong experience with CAD software (Pro-E, Creo, Solidworks, etc.) is highly preferred.
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa at the time of application or in the future.
