Catheter Design Engineer - Cordis/Johnson & Johnson, Menlo Park, CA
Works on dilatation/PTCA balloon catheter design, and related process
development, for coronary vascular disease. Under general
supervision, receives general instructions about required tasks and
results expected. Work is usually well defined and is checked for
progress and reviewed for accuracy upon completion. Applies standard
practices and techniques in specific situations, adjusts and
correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results, and follows
operations through a series of related detailed steps and processes.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other
duties may be assigned):
* Performs assignments designed to continue the development of
professional work knowledge and abilities requiring application of
standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying
out a sequence of related engineering tasks.
* Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require the
investigation of a limited number of variables.
* Moderate exercise of judgment is required on details of work
and in making selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
* Supervisor screens assignments for unusual or difficult
problems and reviews techniques and procedures to be applied on
non-routine work.
* Receives general direction on new aspects of assignments.
* Performs work which involves conventional types of plans,
investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few
complex features for which there are precedents.
* Assignments usually include one or more of the following:
* Equipment design and development.
* Test of materials.
* Preparation of specifications
* Process study.
* Research investigations.
* Report preparation.
* Other activities of limited scope requiring knowledge of
principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific narrow
areas of assignments.
* Knowledge of in-vitro product performance testing and the
relevance to in-vivo testing.
* Develop and validate in-vitro test methods.
* May be assisted by a draftsperson or technician.
* Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with
all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and
procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
* Responsible for the purchase or design of equipment that meets
health, safety and environmental standards set by the company.
* Responsible for performing design reviews and pre-validation
assessments to ensure the safe and environmentally sound start-up of
new processes.
Qualifications:
* BS degree in relevant discipline and six months to five years
of related engineering experience ; or MS degree in relevant
discipline and up to three years of related engineering experience.
* Experience in the medical device industry would be an asset.
* Must possess the basic understanding of engineering
fundamentals including statistical analysis and the ability to multitask.
* Good English communication skills, written and oral.
Interested applicants should email resume to Tejas Mazmudar at
<mailto:tmazmuda@cnrus.jnj.com>tmazmuda@cnrus.jnj.com .
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