Development Engineer Co-Op

The Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery business offers a broad range of products, platforms and technologies—including sutures, surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and synthetic mesh devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. The Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery business combines products and services of two market leading legacy companies, both with long histories of medical innovation. The Ethicon Inc. business based in Raritan, New Jersey, was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in suture development and manufacturing, helping to transform the safety and electiveness of open surgery. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery business was created 25 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the revolutionary shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today.

Duties and Responsibilities

Are you looking to get hands on experience in the Corporate world? Our Co-Op position looks to develop early talent under limited supervision and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson procedures and guidelines to gain real time knowledge and develop an encouraging network. This role will support our Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery business within the Endomechanical and Energy Global Technical Operations and Supply Chain organizations.

• Responsible for accurately and timely collecting, analyzing, consolidating, and reporting relevant data for the supply chain project team.
• Build and develop new tools and systems to improve the efficiency of the existing processes.
• Interact with external suppliers to support key projects and lead small technical projects and process changes.
• Write and execute process development protocols and reports.
• Gather and analyze process data using varying levels of advanced analytics.
• Support input of manufacturing requirements into product design to ensure design for manufacturability & team goals are met.
• Document processes to ensure effective knowledge transfer and communicate business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
• Know and follow policies and procedures related to work activities performed in area of responsibility.
• Complete training in areas of responsibility within allowed time-period.
• For ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Support community and Credo events and activities.
• Actively participate in all other team activities contributing where required to other functional areas within the team!
• Assignments will typically be of low to moderate size & complexity, or responsibility for part of a more complex project.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/institution pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Must have completed a minimum of two semesters in school at the beginning of the co-op (class standing of a sophomore or above)
• Considered a student during the co-op term, must not have a graduation date prior to May 2026 (Spring term) or August 2026 (Spring/Summer combined term or Summer term)
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the full duration of the co-op term
• Have demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities
• Availability to work full-time on-site for the duration of the co-op term. This is a hybrid position with minimum 3 days on site in the Cincinnati, OH office. If you are taking classes during the term, all courses and coursework must be completed outside of business hours (8am - 5pm, M-F)
• Previous internship or co-op experience in the medical device industry is preferred
• Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future.  Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

The anticipated base pay for this position is between 23.00$ per hour and 51.50$ per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience. This position is overtime eligible. Intern/Co-ops may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as medical insurance, sick time, holiday pay, and the Company’s consolidated retirement plan in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Housing stipend will be offered for those that qualify. This position is ineligible for severance. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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