Principal R&D Technician (Extrusion) - Shockwave Medical

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Job Function:
R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:
Product Development Testing

Job Category:
Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal R&D Technician – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease.

Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal R&D Technician (Extrusion Technology) will work closely with R&D Engineers to support the polymer extrusion development and optimization of polymer tubing extrusion processes for medical devices.

This role involves hands on operation of extrusion equipment, fabrication of plastic tubing prototypes, including single- and multi-lumen configurations and providing feedback for continuous design and process improvements.

The Principal R&D Technician will also be responsible for testing extruded tubing, accurately documenting process parameters and results and maintaining all related logs, forms and records.

This role is a subject matter expert in extrusion technology, detail-oriented, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced R&D environment.

Essential Job Functions


* Responsible for technical development of extrusion processes, tooling and equipment for extruded products


* Ability to work with minimal direction and use good judgement and previous experience to bring a concept to reality


* Create and maintain accurate documentation of tool drawings, design concepts and concepts, maintain documentation per quality system requirements (e.g., drawings, protocols, reports)


* Proactively recommends new ideas and/or improvements pertaining to design and process


* Analyze, evaluate, source, and coordinate the procurement of new polymer materials to support prototyping and pilot operation


* Support the development of test methods and protocols...