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 aims to give high-potential people the chance to take responsibility, drive change and contribute to their teams and the business.

Key responsibilities

• Provide quality engineering support in a high-volume, fully automated manufacturing environment, supporting product teams with 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, and address and correct product and process complaints.
• Support the Quality System, QA programmes and regulatory compliance, and help lead cost and technical improvements.
• Take part in cross-functional teams to deliver New Product Introduction and R&D projects on time, and report project activities accurately.
• Close out 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, support engineering and plant initiatives, and help maintain risk management and measurement systems.

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, show attention to detail and present clearly.

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 56,695.
• An annual bonus 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.