Graduate Trainee Engineer (Orthopaedics)

Start date: September 2025

Duration: 2-year programme

Location: Leeds

Sector: Medical Devices

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Graduate Trainee Engineer to join our R&D New Product Development team located in Leeds.

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/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences.

That is why we in the UK are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”!

Position summary:

Our technical graduate programmes offer graduates the chance to become world leaders in their chosen field and gives you the tools to start you on your journey.

JnJ MedTech offer the world’s largest portfolio of orthopaedic and neurological products and services designed to advance patient care and deliver clinical and economic value globally. Passionate about wanting to help people return to living active and fulfilling lives, we bring surgeons and healthcare providers together to create new value by increasing patient satisfaction, improving clinical outcomes and reducing costs.

Being at the forefront of innovation and development means we are able to maintain our position as one of the top global healthcare companies. Our engineers and scientists bring so much to our organisation and can shape the future of healthcare through their work.

As an Engineering Graduate you will join the JnJ MedTech team in Leeds. The Leeds campus is a world leading orthopaedic development facility, designed to stimulate innovation, communication, and collaboration, so we may advance medical device solutions that deliver value for healthcare systems and improve people’s lives. You will be part of a team focused on the development of joint reconstruction implants for the hip and knee, including development of the surgical process and instruments used during surgery. In addition, you will work within our R&D, Quality, Operations and Manufacturing teams, developing your understanding of products and processes currently available on the market and providing a broad insight into the processes that drive the efficiency of our business.

During the course of the programme, you will have the opportunity to develop yourself and your skills through Continued Professional Development using internal Johnson & Johnson courses and selected external courses, such as LinkedIn Learning, providing internationally recognised qualifications. Engineering and Scientist graduates are also encouraged and supported to enter a Professional Development scheme, leading to membership of an Institution. You will receive training where you will learn new leadership and technical skills, which will be combined with the opportunity to apply this business knowledge in an ambitious manufacturing and development environment. This is an opportunity that will take you and your career further.

Programme Summary:

• Dynamic, two-year Engineering Graduate Development Programme with exciting and varied rotations across different functions within our innovative R&D, Quality, Operations and Manufacturing Teams.
• Opportunities to own and lead project work with support from your supervisors and team.
• Potential to pursue a number of internal developmental training programmes as well as externally recognised qualifications.
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, technologically advanced corporate environment.
• Programme focused on developing individual engineers capable of pursuing careers across medical device businesses and advanced manufacturers in a regulated environment.
• Commitment to engineering and professional development through our mentor and buddy schemes