Staff Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Spine R&D – DePuy Synthes

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: R&D Product Development Job Sub Function: Biomedical Engineering Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America Job Description: About Orthopaedics 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 the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech. We are searching for the best talent for a Staff Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Spine R&D to join our J&J Orthopaedics team. This position is hybrid based out of our Raynham, MA office location. 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. Purpose: The Staff Engineer position will be a dual role, with half of the time spent on Product Design within the Spine Surgeon Request Team. The other half of this role will support the development and optimization of Additive Manufacturing processes and products for R&D. Specifically, this role will own the additive manufacturing loop—from build file creation and printer operation through part removal, inspection, and structured feedback into subsequent design iterations. This position is best suited for an engineer who is comfortable operating metal AM equipment, applying DfAM principles, and working within a regulated medical device development environment. A key focus of the position is expanding the team’s AM capabilities, and the Staff Engineer will collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams—including Manufacturing Innovation, Quality, Validation, Maintenance, and Calibration. The role involves developing and supporting value‑stream projects, ensuring alignment, standardization, and best‑practice implementation across the network. You will be responsible for: Within the Surgeon Request Team role: Lead and contribute to the design and development of innovative medical devices and technologies supporting new custom product development and specialty product lifecycle management. Develop CAD models and detailed engineering drawings in accordance with company standards, including GD&T and tolerance analysis. Perform engineering analyses and simulations to validate design concepts and optimize performance. Lead or participate in cross-functional project teams as needed, and deliver technical solutions aligned with clinical (direct surgeon requests), regulatory, quality, and business objectives. Support design control activities and the transfer of designs from concept through prototype to production. Within the Additive Manufacturing Engineer role: Lead end‑to‑end process development and industrialization for complex processes and New Product Introductions (NPI), ensuring scalable, robust, and validated manufacturing processes. Build Preparation & Design-for-Additive (DfAM) Create, modify, and