This job posting is anticipated to close on Jun 26 2026. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.
Description
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 jnj.com
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
R&D Product DevelopmentJob Sub Function:
R&D Software/Systems EngineeringJob Category:
Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of AmericaJob 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.
Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for Senior Systems Engineer - MedTech. The position is located in Cincinnati, OH & will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. Relocation assistance may be available for the chosen candidates.
Purpose:
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a central role in the success of the next generation of surgical robotics by bringing technical expertise and interpersonal skills to a sophisticated, fast-paced development team. You will guide development of the instruments and accessories by maintaining a comprehensive view of the system while balancing input from both the business and the user. In this role, you will drive key architectural, design, and interface decisions and are responsible for ensuring the completeness and quality of the associated design controls and documentation of the instruments & accessories for the J&J Robotic Surgery System.
You will be responsible for:
- Define Requirements, Verification Test Strategies, and Risk Management deliverables for subsystem(s) of a complex electro-mechanical device
- Guide the team through tradeoff decisions, balancing customer and business benefit with technical complexity, safety and effectiveness, schedule risk and other factors
- Understand the needs of customers and the business and align multi-functional R&D teams to meet these needs through effective leadership and strong written and verbal communication
- Key contributor with engineering teams to plan / de-risk remaining development work, considering key interactions and interfaces
- Help define and refine Systems Engineering processes and practices
- Collaborate with internal and external technical experts on controls development and documentation (e.g. software requirements and software design specifications)
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree required in Engineering (e.g., Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Biomedical), Computer Science, or another related field is required.
- Minimum 4 years of related work experience in an engineering role is required.
- Proven effectiveness in leading and collaborating across organizational boundaries (e.g. project teams, functions, and partner organizations) is required.
- Working knowledge of system-level tools and processes used for requirements management and risk management is required.
- Experience in developing product requirements and associated test methods is required.
- Proven success working within quality management systems is required.
- Experience partitioning and decomposing complex engineering problems into solvable problems is required.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of travel, domestic and/or international is required.
- Prior experience working in a systems engineering role is strongly preferred.
- Experience with surgical devices, procedures, and customers (users) is preferred.
- Experience within medical device industry or other regulated industry is preferred.
- Experience in performing product risk analysis activities (e.g., in accordance with ISO 14971) is preferred.
- Experience working in an Agile development context is preferred.
- Experience with JAMA or similar requirements management tools is preferred.
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 & 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 accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Process Oriented, Product Design, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Testing, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technical Credibility, Technologically SavvyThe anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$92,000.00 - $148,350.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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 & 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 accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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