Graduate Quality Engineer – Medical Devices

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Graduate Quality Engineer for its Campus Ireland sites in Limerick, Ireland. The position sits in the supply chain engineering function, within quality engineering, and starts in September 2027 for a 23-month duration. The graduate programme is collaborative across the campus sites and focuses on quality engineering support in a high-volume, fully automated manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide product team support for quality system design and audit, compliance assessment and steady-state manufacturing processes
• Apply medical device and process excellence standards, including GMP and ISO, in daily quality operations
• Address and correct product and process complaints
• Support the upgrade of the quality system and QA programmes, and support lead cost and technical improvements
• Report on project activities and help complete New Product Introduction and R&D projects in cross-functional teams
• Close quality system documents such as audit actions, non-conformances, corrective requests and CAPAs, and manage process developments and NPI in line with the quality management system
• Work with the team leader on engineering goals and objectives, and support engineering and plant initiatives
• Minimise environmental and health and safety impacts, support the risk management lifecycle, and drive continuous improvement of measurement systems and test methods

Required profile

• Pursuing a minimum bachelor's degree in Quality, Mechanical, Production or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent), graduating in 2027
• Experience in a medical device organisation
• Ability to work independently, apply a scientific approach to problem solving, and show attention to detail

Required skills

• Good IT skills, for example Minitab and Excel
• Exposure to statistical techniques such as ANOVA and DOE
• Risk management familiarity

What we offer

• Anticipated base pay of EUR 35,400 to EUR 56,695
• An annual bonus and/or sales commissions depending on pay grade and location
• Vacation days, parental leave of at least 12 weeks, bereavement, caregiver and volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement and health programmes
• Service anniversary and recognition awards, and insurance plans for eligible dependents