Positions Equipment Engineer - OTTAVA

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Repair & Maintenance Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Milpitas, California, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

About Surgery

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

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

 

 

We are searching for the best talent for Equipment Engineer to join our OTTAVA team.

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own assigned manufacturing and test equipment through specification, selection, design review, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, release, maintenance, modification, and retirement.
• Execute or support URS/FRS, risk assessments, engineering drawings, maintenance strategies, spare-parts plans, calibration requirements, work instructions, change records, and validation protocols/reports.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, robotic, controls, software-interface, and computer-related equipment failures while protecting personnel, product, data integrity, and the validated state.
• Monitor equipment Availability and uptime; analyze downtime events, MTBF, MTTR, work-order history, repeat failures, and response effectiveness; implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze equipment Performance losses such as slow cycles, micro-stops, jams, intermittent faults, and reduced operating rate; confirm baseline and ideal-cycle assumptions before declaring improvement.
• Analyze equipment Quality losses, including equipment-related defects, rework, false failures, measurement-system issues, and calibration drift; partner with Quality and Process Engineering on containment and root cause.
• Use structured problem solving such as 5 Whys, fault-tree analysis, fishbone, FMEA, and data trending to eliminate repeat failures and verify effectiveness.
• Create accurate CMMS work orders and asset records; use maintenance history to optimize PM tasks, frequencies, spare parts, and equipment readiness.
• Coordinate suppliers and technicians, support audits and inspections, and train users on safe and compliant equipment operation.

 

SKILLS

• Systematic troubleshooting and safe decision-making under production pressure.
• Interpretation of schematics, wiring diagrams, CAD drawings, technical specifications, PLC/controls information, and validation protocols.
• OEE and reliability analysis using Availability, Performance, Quality, uptime, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, cycle time, first-pass yield, and maintenance data.
• CMMS proficiency, technical writing, documentation discipline, and change-control execution.
• Clear cross-functional communication with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Validation, EHS, Facilities, IT/OT, technicians, and suppliers.
• Ability to balance immediate production recovery with sustainable corrective action and long-term asset strategy.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Controls, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in accordance with company requirements.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant equipment, automation, maintenance, manufacturing, or test engineering experience in medical device, robotics, life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace, or another regulated environment.
• Hands-on experience with electromechanical equipment, automated test systems, robotics, controls, instrumentation, pneumatics, sensors, calibration, or custom fixtures.
• Working knowledge of GMP, design controls, controlled documentation, change control, deviation/nonconformance processes, and equipment qualification concepts.
• Experience using equipment data, downtime history, yield or first-pass results, and maintenance records to identify OEE losses and improvement opportunities.
• Working knowledge of OEE components: Availability, Performance, and Quality, including the operational data needed to calculate and interpret each factor.

 

 

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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource

 

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Calibration Procedures, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Execution Focus, Lean Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Equipments, Numerically Savvy, Quality Control Testing, Quality Validation, Repair Management, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Systems Evaluation, Technologically Savvy