R&D Quality Engineering Co-Op- Fall 2024

Description

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

Ethicon Surgery Technologies, formerly Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc. was created 25 years ago, in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing creative devices that have driven the groundbreaking shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today.

The Ethicon business offers a broad range of products, platforms, and technologies-including surgical staplers, advanced energy, robotic surgery, clip appliers, and trocars-that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Specialties include support for treatment of colorectal and thoracic conditions, women's health conditions, hernias, cancer and obesity.

About the Role

Ethicon Surgical Technologies is recruiting for an R&D Quality Engineering Co-op for the Fall 2024 term from August 26th - December 13th, term dates are flexible in accordance with school semesters.

As a Co-op in the Quality Engineering organization, you will have the chance to:

• Create and update risk management documents like FMEAs in order to drive product requirements
• Develop technical writing skills by authoring Quality Plans with external manufacturers or Competitive Complaint Analyses
• Perform testing, experimentation, verification, and validation to support product design.
• Lead the development of laboratory testing, interpreting data results, and recommending next steps
• Learn and perform various statistical analysis techniques.
• Strengthen communication and leadership skills.
• Take advantage of training courses offered on-site.

The Quality Engineering Co-op will:

• Work New Product Development/R&D, Lifecycle/Sustaining, or the Quality Systems group.
• Partner a diverse team of Design Engineers, Development Engineers, Quality Engineers, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Clinical.
• Report directly to, and receive assignments from, the team Quality Engineer, while also working with the broader team for additional assignments.
• Participate in and/or lead on-campus activities such as learning committees, volunteer events, and meet and greet luncheons with full time associates.

Co-ops are hired on a per-term basis, but availability for multiple rotations is desired. Students may be invited to return depending on their performance. If brought back for multiple rotations, responsibilities will increase with each rotation as experience is gained by returning to school.

The Quality Engineering Co-op program provides each student with a great support system, as well as the opportunity to meet people from various schools throughout the country. We offer a competitive wage (dependent on year in school) and a housing stipend for non-local students (outside of a 50-mile range from our campus).
Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited College/University pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the below or a related field:
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer / Software Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Must have completed two semesters in school by the start of the co-op (rising Sophomore or above)
• Must be familiar with basic statistics concepts/terminology (If not in an engineering application- other roles are acceptable (i.e. budget management from a club, or any experience working with numbers)
• Availability to work Full-time., 40 hours per week on-site from August 26th - December 13th
• Detail-oriented, highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently as well as on a team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and have strong oral and written communication skills.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0

Preferred:

• Demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities.
• Advanced familiarity with statistics concepts/terminology (either from previous co-ops or classwork)
• Previous quality engineering related experiences.
• Knowledge of FDA or regulatory guidance.
• Medical related experience (previous co-op at medical device company, working volunteering at a hospital, etc.).
• Understanding of risk management.
• Failure analysis/root cause understanding.
• Experience with statistics software (e.g. Minitab, Weibull/Reliasoft, SAS, etc.).

The anticipated base pay for this position is Sophomore $24.00/hr, Junior $25/hr, Senior $27/hr, Master's degree $36/hr, Software Engineering major w/ 2 years' experience post-grad $36/hr, Ph.D. degree $50/hr. This is a duration based role with ineligibility for severance.

Benefits:

• Co-Ops/Interns may be eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.
• Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Co-Ops and Interns may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension)

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This job posting is anticipated to close on August 1st, 2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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