Manager Manufacturing Engineering - Shockwave Medical

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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:
Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:
Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manager Manufacturing Engineering  to join our team located in Shockwave Medical Costa Rica.

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

This role is responsible for designing, developing, testing, validating, and implementing processes, tooling, and fixtures for products that are developed by the Research and Development (R&D) group.

This position will work closely with development teams and serve as a core member of the team through successful transfer into the company’s manufacturing operations.

Essential Job Functions


* Work collaboratively with R&D, Quality and Production departments to design, develop, test, validate and implement processes, tooling, and fixtures.


* Collect data and analyze process performance and capabilities for company products, including new products and products already in production.


* Perform tolerance analyses for components, manufacturing materials, packaging, and supplies used for in-house processing.


* Lead effort to develop and maintain process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (pFMEAs) for company processes.


* Participate in development and maintenance of product design FMEAs.


* Identify requirements, advise Operations management, prepare proposals and implement equipment & fixturing needed for development and manufacturing efforts.


* Develop and maintain documentation for design control, product configurations (e.g., bills-of-materials), and other Quality System requirements.


* Lead and/or actively participate in product/process engineering problem resolution.


* Lead and/or actively participate in process/product improvement projects, Product transfers, li...