* Job title Staff Engineer, Supplier Engineering * Function Supply Chain Engineering * Sub function Process Engineering * Category Senior Engineer, Process Engineering (ST6) * Location Irvine / United States of America * Date posted May 21 2025 * Requisition number R-013980 * Work pattern Hybrid Work This job posting is anticipated to close on May 30 2025. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications. 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 https://www.jnj.com Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering Job Sub Function: Process Engineering Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Irvine, California, United States of America Job Description: Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Staff Engineer, Supplier Engineering to join our Surgical Vision team in Irvine, CA. About Vision Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs - from the pediatric to aging eye - in a patient's lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech About Vision Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs - from the pediatric to aging eye - in a patient's lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Manager of Surgical Vision Supplier Engineering, the Staff Engineer will lead projects and activities in support of the needs of the global Surgical Vision supply chain, consisting of External Manufacturers and by extension to their sub-tier suppliers, involving both disposable and capital products. The Engineer will possess a high degree of process validation competency and project management skills to successfully lead their assigned projects and extended cross-functional team members in pursuit of objectives related to quality, delivery, cost, and design (e.g. changes, NPI introductions, etc.). The Engineer will possess significant leadership skills enabling them to successfully connect to cross-functional peers on and off-site and across the breadth of the JJV organization in pursuit of the Supplier Engineering functional goals and priorities. The Engineer is responsible for all normal and expected elements of leading a project including: establishment of milestones and timelines and delivery against them, engagement and leadership of supporting project resources, project budget management, business policy compliance (e.g. EHS&S, etc.), and other generally expected project leadership activities. Essential Skills / Responsibilities * Participates in the business cross-functional supplier relationship team (SRT) process that prioritizes projects across quality, delivery, and cost, assigns cross-functional resources for execution, and provides updates on assigned projects against commitments. * Leads and/or participates in a wide range of technical projects (from the moderately large and complex to smaller activities and tasks) directly and/or through suppliers, utilizing appropriate Project Management / FPx tools and Six Sigma / Process Excellence tools. * Provides guidance and direction to more junior engineers; and integrates and manages contracted and other resources. Delivers, through cross-functional coordination, not only the direct technical project activities but also all related regulatory, clinical, marketing, and other actions required to bring the project to market (e.g. a strong end-to-end mindset). * Leads and/or participates in moderately complex quality events and failure investigations involving finished goods and raw material suppliers, engaging the appropriate cross-functional resources and subject matter expertise as required, to identify root cause and implement corrective action. Communicates updates and progress and escalates appropriately. * Provides guidance and input to leadership as it relates to the ability of suppliers to maintain adequate capacity to support the demand forecast. Anticipates future constraints and raises, gains approval, and executes activities in advance of any constraints to ensure continuity of supply to customers. * Employs their knowledge of assembly processes and techniques, LEAN/Six Sigma tools, and other engineering techniques to constantly identify, raise, gain approval, and execute, in collaboration with external and internal partners * Leads and/or participates in design changes to existing components and sub-assemblies, in partnership with appropriate design resources supporting lifecycle activities. Partners with R&D to delivery new product introductions, with attention to DFM/A, V&V activities, and pFMEA's/control plans, ensuring the receipt of a stable and capable process into sustaining engineering for ongoing lifecycle technical support. * Leads and/or participates in finished goods and raw material projects across multiple manufacturing sites beyond Ext. Mfg.'s (e.g. sub-tier suppliers, other J&J EM's, etc.) where common supply streams exist, leveraging resources, skill sets, and ensuring alignment to the larger finished goods and raw material strategy and goals. Capable of engaging with cross-functional resources remotely and across time zones, cultures, and functions to deliver project objectives. * Cultivates deep and meaningful relationships with suppliers and with key cross-functional partners including peers in Procurement, Supplier Quality, PLAN, and design, as well as a wide array of extended partners (e.g. product quality, R&D, regulatory, etc.) to deliver results and solutions, manage risks, and react to issues. * Maintains and expands personal technical knowledge and skills across multiple process, materials, engineering technologies, and manufacturing techniques, for both mechanical and electro-mechanical products, to successfully lead a wide array of technical projects and activities. * Manages the budget for all assigned projects from need identification and justification, through aCAR generation and approval, asset delivery, asset installation & V&V, supplier payment, documentation closeout, and capture of any related savings. * Maintains relationships with other cross-functional engineers and scientists as well as other JJV functions to engage subject matter expertise on assigned projects as required. Represents a strong technical voice to the suppliers and within production environment in support of the Technical Operations Director. Comfortable working across a matrix environment, using influencing and collaboration to drive results. * Ensures the direct manager is appraised of all critical finished goods and raw material activities, initiatives, and actions, especially those that may impair production operations, and ensures that the team goals are aligned to both functional and plant or Value Stream priorities. Qualifications * Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a technical discipline is required. (B.S. in Mechanical or Electrical is preferred) * 7 years of manufacturing, process, and/or validation engineering experience is required (10+ years is preferred). * Demonstrated technical project management skills and experience (PMP/PMI certification, FPx certification, or equivalent preferred). * Demonstrated Six Sigma / Process Excellence / LEAN skills and related tool usage (Belt Certification preferred). * Significant experience in various assembly and production processes and related skills and technologies is preferred. * Demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely communicate across multiple organizational levels and functions, directly and remotely, and across global cultures. * Demonstrated people management skills through project management relationships. * Experience in a production environment and experience in a regulated medical industry and all related competencies (e.g. GMP, compliance, processes, etc.) is preferred. * Local and international travel up to 25% is possible. 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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. The anticipated base pay range for this position is : 91,000 to 147,200 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Additional Description for Pay Transparency The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.