Laminar, part of the Johnson and Johnson companies is recruiting for a Senior Operations Engineer located in Santa Clara, CA.

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/.

The engineer will use their technical and leadership skills to advance the development and manufacturing of innovative products. As an engaging leader and problem solver, he/she will be involved with the daily production work activities and proactively identify and solve technical, logistical, and people challenges.

Description of Work

Manage the daily activities of a manufacturing team in areas of product development, process development, test method development, manufacturing efficiencies, facility maintenance, and equipment development/setup/maintenance. Develop a deep understanding of product and learn about design specifications, product system function, and quality systems. Design, build, test, product/equipment to support a manufacturing/production team- supervisors, engineers, technicians, and assemblers. Work with a cross-functional team of experts in R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering- Mechanical, Material, Biomedical, Industrial, or equivalent

• 4+ years relevant experience in materials, development, manufacturing, testing and equipment of medical devices, including equipment installation and qualification
• 4+ years of experience with equipment, fixturing, design control, and document control
• Responsible for device equipment fabrication and qualification- such as bonders, laser welders, machine shop equipment, molders, laminators, tensile testers, fatigue testers, etc.
• Responsible for new process development with associated build, test, and documentation
• Responsible for new manufacturing line support to keep process equipment fully functional

• Support other projects- clinical support, simulation models, new IP, etc.

• Facility and CER maintenance - HEPA, HVAC, electrical, and gas lines
• Support compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and training related to EHS/OSHA, etc.
• Development of policies, practices, and procedures for problem identification and resolution

• Knowledge of materials, specifically nitinol, and nitinol processing, characterization, and testing

• Experience with CAD: SolidWorks, AutoCad or equivalent

• Problem-solving and preventative skills- root cause analysis, failure mode analysis
• Foresight to anticipate potential issues before they occur

• Flexible and adaptable - comfortable working in a dynamic environment

• Clear communication- written, verbal and visual

• Excellent attention-to-detail and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities

• Focus that the Company's products are of the highest level of quality and reliability; creating outputs that document the continual product and quality improvements.

Anticipated pay ranges from $89,000 - $140,185 annually.

About Laminar

Laminar is a clinical stage medical device company advancing transseptal left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. The LAA is a small pouch in the left atrium of the heart that is a major contributor to thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. It has developmental, ultra-structural, and physiological characteristics distinct from the left atrium proper. Growing incidence of atrial fibrillation and medical device developments have rapidly expanded the market.

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)).

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

• 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

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

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

This job posting is anticipated to close on March 13, 2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications