Principal NPI Engineer

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.

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Principal NPI Engineer.

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as the technical expert and decision-maker for supplier and process engineering strategy across major NPI programs.

• Act as a key technical leader in the process development and engineering space. Leading initiatives to support process and SOP improvement while upskilling existing team members, and supporting the implementation of a structured approach to process development. 

• Lead efforts to optimize new and existing manufacturing processes through the application of scientific and data-driven methodologies, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and compliance with regulatory standards.

• : Implement and promote the use of data analytics to drive decision-making processes, leveraging statistical methods and process monitoring tools.
   

• Establish best practices, process standards, and validation frameworks that elevate organizational capability.

• Drive long‑term manufacturing and supplier technology roadmaps that support product innovation and business growth.

Supplier & Process Industrialization

• Lead industrialization strategies for highly complex, novel, or critical manufacturing processes at internal sites and supplier locations.

• Oversee advanced development of high‑risk processes and ensure design concepts align with manufacturability, yield, reliability, and scalability.

• Assess and develop supplier capabilities, including technology readiness, process robustness, and capacity planning.

Influence on Product Architecture

• Drive early and deep engagement with R&D to shape product design through advanced DFX, cost modeling, and capability analysis.

• Influence design decisions to mitigate risk, enhance robustness, and accelerate commercialization.

• Serve as the technical voice representing manufacturing, scalability, and supplier capability in design reviews and program governance.

Process Validation & Quality Compliance

• Define validation approaches for complex or novel processes, ensuring full alignment with FDA, ISO 13485, and internal quality systems.

• Challenge and elevate risk management practices (PFMEA, control plans, capability studies).

• Provide technical oversight for supplier PPAP, tooling qualifications, and readiness assessments.

Program Leadership

• Lead cross‑functional teams through readiness reviews, risk closure, and launch decision gates.

• Anticipate risks early, develop mitigation plans, and guide resolution of technical issues.

• Communicate technical direction, risks, and recommendations to leadership and executive stakeholders.

Technical Coaching & Capability Development

• Mentor senior, mid‑level, and junior engineers to build organizational expertise in NPI, supplier engineering, and process development.

• Coach teams on advanced problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, DOE, statistical modeling, root cause analysis).

• Serve as a subject-matter expert for global manufacturing sites and supplier networks.

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Biomedical, or related engineering discipline; Master’s preferred.

• 10–15+ years of experience in NPI, Supplier Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Process Engineering.

• Proven track record leading NPI industrialization for complex electromechanical, micro‑assembly, or high‑reliability components in regulated industries (medical devices strongly preferred).

• Deep expertise in DFX, advanced process development, PFMEA, validation strategies, and supplier technology readiness.

• Strong experience collaborating with global suppliers and leading high‑impact technical initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to influence product architecture and cross-functional decision-making.

Qualifications – Preferred

• Experience with PPAP/APQP, high-complexity supplier ecosystems, or advanced automation.

• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent advanced statistical training.

• Experience in scaling technologies across global supply networks.

• History of coaching, mentoring, and elevating engineering capability at an organizational level.

Key Competencies

• Strategic technical leadership

• Manufacturing & supplier technology expertise

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

• Influence & executive communication

• Systems thinking & lifecycle perspective

• Risk management excellence

• Execution rigor & ownership

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $102,00 - $177,000.

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 (401k).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. 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 25, 2026. 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.

Johnson & Johnson: Changing health for humanity

We’re building a world where complex diseases are prevented and cured, treatments are smarter and less invasive—and solutions are personal.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Business Savvy, Coaching, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Crisis Management, Critical Thinking, Disruptive Innovations, Emerging Technologies, Industrial Hygiene, Lean Supply Chain Management, Organizing, Process Control, Process Engineering, Product Costing, Program Management, Project Schedule, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technical Research