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Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for 4 Research and Development Engineering Co-op located in West Chester, PA. These are full time six-month position which provides a student valuable work experience in lieu of a typical college semester.

You will gain the skills to advance one or more projects in the Extremity, Craniomaxillofacial, Foot, Ankle, and/or Thoracic anatomy regions.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is the largest, most innovative and comprehensive orthopedic and neurological business in the world. Johnson & Johnson MedTech offers an unparalleled breadth and depth of products, services, and programs in the areas of joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, neurological, craniomaxillofacial, power tools, and biomaterials. Our implants and instruments are used by orthopedic surgeons to treat patients with conditions resulting from traumatic injuries, degenerative diseases, deformities, and sports-related injuries. Our environment is entrepreneurial, learning-driven, and is as challenging as it is rewarding.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will use Creo to design surgical implants, instruments, and test fixtures.
• You will draft protocols for development tests and interpret the results, proposing design changes where appropriate.
• You will support a variety of verification activities including, but not limited to, drawing reviews, tolerance stack analyses, mechanical tests, and finite element analyses.
• You will have the opportunity to support end user assessments including participation in cadaver labs.

Qualifications

Education:

• Qualified candidates must be a current undergraduate college student in an accredited engineering program. We are looking for candidates pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and/or Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical Design Emphasis).

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Highly motivated and can work independently on one or multiple projects under general direction
• Interest in medical device/orthopedic fields
• “Hands-on” engineering student with ability to think creatively
• Establish and foster collaboration and partnership internally and externally
• Has a good sense of priorities and manages time accordingly
• Has strong communication skills (written and verbal), including experience presenting in front of multidisciplinary audiences, and attending team meeting face to face and remotely
• A minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 is required

Preferred:

• Entering Junior/3rd-Year level or Senior/4th-Year of college
• Engineering students who like to “tinker” and/or work with their hands
• Previous design experience on mechanical/medical devices
• Technical competencies such as experience with Creo, mechanical testing, and medical device documentation.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office
• Experience and proficiency using parametric solid modeling and CAD software (PTC Creo, SolidWorks, etc.) to design and document parts and assemblies.
• Experience with methods of rapid design iteration including 3D printing
• Developing and implementing testing protocols, and experience with medical device development
• Knowledge of component manufacturing processes (including CNC machining, laser cutting, rapid prototyping, injection molding, etc.)

Applications are open until Sept. 19, 2025.

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 (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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