Staff Electrical Engineer

Johnson & Johnson • Full-time • US328 CA Santa Clara - 5490 Great America Pkwy, United States of America • 1w ago

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

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

US328 CA Santa Clara - 5490 Great America Pkwy

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech innovates at the intersection of biology and technology. With a focus on treating with pinpoint precision in the hardest-to-reach parts of the body, restoring anatomy and reimagining healing, our portfolio of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments is addressing the most complex diseases. Focus areas include: Interventional Solutions, Orthopedics, Surgery and Vision.

Johnson & Johnson, Robotics and Digital Solutions (RAD) group is recruiting for a Staff Electrical Engineer, located Santa Clara, CA.

The Hardware Team in the RAD group is a diverse group of highly motivated engineers who are passionate about designing and developing the next generation, groundbreaking robotic platforms. We want you to join our team and be part of the success of our mission.

Overview:

As a Staff Electrical Engineer on the Team, you will join a team of engineers working to develop next generation power electronics, control systems, and network architecture used within the robotic surgery space. You will architect, develop and implement electrical designs and integrate these designs into the system architecture.

This position places an emphasis on working closely with a multi-disciplinary engineering team to develop complex hardware designs. Candidates must be self-motivated, independent and have an eagerness to learn and work as a team, and a desire to thrive in a very fast paced environment.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Architect, develop, design, and test printed circuit boards (PCBA) of varying complexity for various robotic tasks.
Own full lifecycle designs of PCAs including design, technical reviews, prototyping, detailed test, design and release documentation.
Work closely with multi-functional teammates to develop robust and reliable architectures with electrical functionality driven by simulation, analysis, test.
Deliver documentation to support design of PCAs such as, technical reviews, test results, and theory of operations.
Perform component, board, and subsystem level testing to ensure conformance to requirements. Testing may include EMI and ESD analysis, development of test fixturing, and thermal analysis, in addition to other specialties for specific projects.
Participate in design reviews, fault safety analysis, and design FMEA analysis across the broader team.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

Bachelor’s with 8+ years experience or advance degree with 6+ years experience in electrical engineering or a related fields.
Demonstrated proficiencies in Altium Designer or related CAD tool for schematics and PCB layout.
Experience designing and validating analog and digital electrical systems from feasibility through to production.
Ability to debug and test using high speed oscilloscopes and other test tools.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

Experience with serial communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, etc.
Design for electromagnetic compatibility and immunity, electrically fast transients, electrostatic discharge, etc.
Design for test, manufacture, assembly.
Experience in Medical Devices, 21 CFR Part 820, IEC60601-1, etc.
Experience with embedded systems, and in using C to write basic bring-up code for microcontrollers.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on 09/04/25. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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.

Robotics and Digital Solutions, is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $141,000.00 to $227,700.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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