Principal R&D Engineer - Interventional Vascular Technologies

at  Johnson Johnson

JOB SUMMARY:

CERENOVUS a Johnson & Johnson company is recruiting for a Principal Engineer in Galway Ireland.
The Principal R&D Engineer will be responsible for providing technical leadership in the design and development of acute ischemic stroke vascular interventional devices from early stage to commercialization. Overall responsibility for technical aspects of new product development projects, including product specification generation and identification of optimal solution through design development, technical risk management and test capability development.

QUALIFICATIONS -

• Honours degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Approximately 15-20 years experience in the medical device or equivalent industry with experience of technical leadership.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS -

• Strong technical leadership capability in the development of new products, expert understanding of disease state and generates creative product solutions to address unmet needs.
• Excellent technical problem solving and analytical ability.
• Strong catheter design, development and technical ability is essential, based on a solid foundation of fundamental engineering principles.
• Specific experience on Medical Devices, cardiovascular or neurovascular implants or instruments.
• Data review and statistical methods expertise.
• Experience of intellectual property generation and filing.
• Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and directly, both verbally and in writing, to a widely varied audience.
• Creative problem solver.
• Results and deadline driven with an ability to handle multiple tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people to achieve results.
• Highly motivated and an enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative and as a team player.

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.