Senior Manager, Power Tools – R&D Mechanical Engineering

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Manager leading mechanical engineering for DePuy Synthes handheld powered medical devices. Guiding a team through design, development, and compliance in a regulated environment.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timePalm Beach Gardens • Florida, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $137,000 - $235,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of mechanical engineers responsible for the detailed design of handheld powered devices, including precision assemblies and mechanisms, gear‑based transmission systems, instruments and attachments.
Define and review mechanical design concepts, trade studies, and architecture decisions to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and serviceability.
Design for Reliability (DfR) practices, including durability analysis, fatigue assessment, wear modeling, and lifetime testing strategies.
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DfM/DfA) efforts to ensure scalable, repeatable, and cost‑effective production.
Own and drive mechanical system requirements, ensuring alignment with system‑level requirements, user needs, performance targets, and regulatory constraints.
Identify critical paths during product development, address bottlenecks and risks and facilitate problem solving across R&D teams.
Partner with manufacturing engineering to optimize component sourcing, assembly processes, tolerances, and inspection methods.
Ensure robust design margin and implementation of lessons learned from field data, validation testing, and post‑market feedback.
Oversee and guide tolerance stack‑up analysis, ensuring precision requirements are met for functional performance.
Lead and review thermal analysis, including heat generation, dissipation, thermal deformation, and impact on mechanical performance and reliability.
Ensure appropriate use of analytical and simulation tools (FEA, thermal, kinematic modeling) to support design decisions and risk mitigation.
Maintain mechanical design documentation, calculations, and analysis outputs suitable for design reviews, audits, and regulatory submissions.
Collaborate closely with electrical, system, and software teams to ensure seamless mechanical‑electrical‑firmware integration.
Support verification and validation (V&V) activities by ensuring mechanical requirements are testable, traceable, and validated through appropriate methods.
Participate in and contribute to risk management activities, including DFMEA and system‑level hazard analysis.
Ensure mechanical risk controls are correctly implemented, verified, and validated.
Review test results, investigate failures, and drive corrective actions for mechanical issues identified during development, validation, or field use.
Ensure mechanical designs comply with applicable regulatory and quality standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 60601 standards, material compliance).
Partner with quality and regulatory teams to support design controls, audits, and regulatory submissions.
Ensure documentation, design outputs, and change management comply with quality system requirements.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineers, fostering technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
Assign work, set technical direction, conduct design reviews, and provide coaching to support professional growth.
Plan and execute mechanical engineering deliverables in alignment with program schedules and business objectives.
Prepare annual and multi-year budget and resource plans aligned with business strategy.
Drive continuous improvement of mechanical engineering processes, tools, and best practices.
Stay current with advancements in mechanisms/mechatronics, precision gearing, materials, and manufacturing methods.
Encourage innovation while maintaining disciplined engineering rigor, reliability, and compliance.
Responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; advanced degree preferred
9+ years of experience in mechanical design and application
Experience managing teams and/or leading mentoring others.
Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices is preferred.
Knowledge of embedded systems, firmware testing, or electromechanical systems
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle (e.g., V-model, waterfall, Agile).
Ability to inspire, motivate, and contributes positively to a high performing team oriented culture.
Ability to work in a lab setting, including validation activities with cadaveric specimens
Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Polarion).
Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB).
Excellent technical writing and communication skills.
Certification in CQE, CQA, or Six Sigma is a plus.
Proficient in sample size calculation and statistical methods for analyzing data.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanical designdesign for reliability (DfR)design for manufacturability (DfM)thermal analysistolerance stack-up analysisdurability analysisfatigue assessmentwear modelinglifetime testingrequirements management

Soft Skills

team leadershipmentoringproblem solvingcollaborationcommunicationinspirationmotivationtechnical writingaccountabilitycontinuous improvement

Certifications

CQECQASix Sigma