Acclarent, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is currently recruiting for a R&D Engineer 2 located in Irvine, CA. An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Chronic sinusitis affects 3 million Americans each year and five per cent of the U.S. adult population suffers from a phenomenon referred to as Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (blocked ears / ear pain). Acclarent, Inc. is dedicated to supporting otolaryngologists with minimally-invasive ENT technologies that relieve this suffering as effectively and painlessly as possible. For more than a decade Acclarent, Inc. has pioneered innovative technologies, including the balloon dilation system that’s been used to treat more than one million patients.

The Research & Development Engineer 2 will be supporting project teams in the design and development of ENT devices at Acclarent. Project support includes overall design, requirement development, design for manufacturing, test method development, and product verification and validation testing.

Key Duties:

• Support the design of new or existing components and/or devices while ensuring that all design requirements are met
• Work with cross-functional team to gather and develop customer requirements and product specifications
• Study specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data and confer with engineering and shop personnel to resolve design problems related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost
• Interface between external vendors and core team to support the development of product and manufacturing processes
• Gather data and supports the development of technical presentations. Expected to write protocols, reports, work instructions, test methods and procedures
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of regulatory submission processes and design control requirements such as design verification and design validation
• Experience with concept generation, technical feasibility and design engineering techniques; is familiar with prototyping techniques
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a varied workload, exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills
• Other related duties maybe assigned

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science in Physics or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of experience, or, a Master’s degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering with minimum of 1 years of experience is required
• Experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks is required
• Medical Device experience is required
• Knowledge and experience in product development processes is required
• Ability to design and build fixtures is preferred
• Knowledge and experience in 3D printing is required
• Experience with statistical analysis and design of experiments (DOE) preferred
• In-depth knowledge of material and metals used in design of medical devices preferred
• Must possess strong communication skills, written and verbal, is required
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems is required
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestic and international is required

Do you want to be part of a diverse team delivering innovative products to market? Apply today!

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $68,000 to $110,400.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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