Senior Manufacturing Engineer-Orthopaedic

Johnson & Johnson

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America Posted October 27, 2026

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Job 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 jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Project Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to be located in West Chester, PA.


Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.


Responsibilities:

This individual will be part of the DePuy Synthes Supply Chain Technical Operations Team. He/she will use knowledge of project management, enterprise-wide supply chains, and knowledge of manufacturing operations to function as an integral member of a supply chain NPI project.

  • Candidates will act as Supply Chain Sr Manufacturing Engineer for their assigned NPI projects and actively participate in activities/deliverables, project plan development, updates to management and other core team activities to help establish project direction to ensure total team success.
  • Will provide manufacturing & operation inputs into the design of new product to ensure product is designed to meet business metrics including cost and gross profit margins.
  • Participate in identifying, influencing, selecting and qualifying suppliers.
  • Collaborate with internal functions and suppliers to finalize product design, material selection & process.
  • Will support the Design for manufacturing (DFMA) and design inputs with his manufacturing expertise.
  • Participate in assessing supplier robustness and collaborate on process excellence initiatives for continuous improvement.
  • Support the resource planning, scale up requirements and head count requirements for manufacturing internally and externally. Participates or leads strategic decision-making process including make vs. buy analysis, site selection decisions, and make balanced recommendations to management about short term and long terms program objectives.
  • Contribute to decision-making in key areas of the project including financial, marketing, planning, quality and design. Ensure all areas of the supply chain (Make, Buy and Plan) are involved and engaged throughout the project lifecycle, providing two-way communications between project teams and supply chain functions. Assignments will typically be of high complexity and impact on organization.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related, required
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience is required in a maintenance manufacturing environment, preferred in the machining area (e.g. Milling, turning)
  • Demonstrated experience in Project Management is preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Experience working in the medical device industry or pharmaceutical preferred

 

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.

 

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Budgeting, Collaboration, Communication, Consulting, Customer Centricity, Feasibility Studies, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Organizational Project Management, Product Reliability, Project Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Scientific Research, Technologically Savvy

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$79,000.00 - $127,650.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).



This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
Required Skills
manufacturing supply chain project management collaboration process improvement decision making communication Excel PowerPoint budgeting escalation management Lean quality assurance
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