Systems Test Engineer

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join our Algorithms Engineering team at our Abiomed location in Danvers, MA.

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/.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute system-level testing of products to verify algorithms against specifications.

• Provide key input into defining system verification plans, protocols, and reports.

• Participate in project team development activities by designing and executing exploratory bench tests of heart pumps and animal studies to support algorithm engineers in the design and development phase.

• Characterize system performance of heart pumps, including hemodynamics, blood compatibility, ease of use, strength and reliability, algorithms, and software.

• Draw conclusions from analysis and tests, and interpret the implications by using tools like Matlab, Python and R.

• Coordinate with project leaders and conduct technical design reviews to drive project to a conclusion.

• Maintain and upgrade lab equipment and bench fixtures.

• Participate in brainstorming efforts with algorithm engineering and product development teams.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (biomedical preferred, MS preferred)

• A minimum of 1 years of experience in systems or test engineering in the medical device industry preferred

• Applied understanding of mechanical, electromechanical, SW, and systems design.

• Experience with building, using, and improving benchtop/test equipment (CAD experience preferred).

• Experience with developing test methods preferred.

• Experience in blood loop design for hemodynamics testing preferred.

• Experience in animal studies with hemodynamic data collection preferred.

• Experience with analysis of physiological signals (preferably in Matlab, some programming experience preferred).

• Statistical analytical skills to draw conclusions from experiments and tests.

• Ability to write clear technical documents.

• Understanding of cardiac anatomy and physiology preferred.

• Self-motivated team player who likes to tackle big challenges.

• Committed to continuous learning, exploring new technologies, and not afraid of failure.

• Passionate about knowing how and why things fail.

• Passionate about improving the performance of existing products.

• Independent, efficient, and able to balance time across multiple projects.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.