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Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaJob Description:
Robotics & Digital Solutions, a part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting a Robotics Systems Integration Sustaining Engineer, located in Santa Clara, CA.
At J&J Robotics, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers' abilities and improve patients' diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. J&J Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing team where you'll create breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals' skills and improves patient outcomes.
The Robotics Integration Sustaining Engineer will focus on lifecycle support on OTTAVA™ surgical robotics subsystems from manufacturing to field deployment, through conducting root cause analysis of failures through systematic investigation of failure mechanisms, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, robotics controls and software engineers to document and develop mitigations to critical issues and prevent issue recurrence in future system releases. This is an outstanding opportunity to craft OTTAVA™'s capabilities and shape the future of surgical robotics!
Core Job Responsibilities:- Apply deep expertise in mechatronics and system-level approach to conduct root cause analysis of robotic subsystem failures
- Document root cause analysis and mitigations for critical issues
- Integrate, qualify, calibrate, and document replacements to end-of-life (EOL) hardware and software components
- Integrate software/firmware updates and patches
- Participate in test infrastructure development
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including service, operations, manufacturing, hardware, software, etc.
- BS in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent with 1+ years relevant experience
- Hands-on experience (academia or industry) prototyping, designing, debugging, integrating, and validating electromechanical systems with actuators and sensors is required.
- Experience working with mechanical actuators, motors, and electrical sensors is required.
- Strong proficiency in Python and/or C++ for programming, scripting, and modifying existing code is required.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills is required.
- Experience analyzing the root cause of issues and decomposing complex engineering issues into solvable problems is preferred.
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., i.e., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this role unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
- Ability and willingness to work on-site in Santa Clara, California is required.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $87,000 - $140,300.
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
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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 an 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
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Business Behavior, Execution Focus, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Problem Solving, 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 Writing, Technologically SavvyThe anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$87,000.00 - $140,300.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Skills Required
- BS in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent with 1+ years relevant experience
- Hands-on experience prototyping, designing, debugging, integrating, and validating electromechanical systems with actuators and sensors
- Experience working with mechanical actuators, motors, and electrical sensors
- Strong proficiency in Python and/or C++ for programming, scripting, and modifying existing code
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience analyzing root cause of issues and decomposing complex engineering problems
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S.; must not require visa sponsorship
- Ability and willingness to work on-site in Santa Clara, California
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are portrayed as a major differentiator, combining a 401(k) with employer matching and an employer-funded pension plan. Stock options and other long-term financial supports are also positioned as part of the broader rewards mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are presented as notably strong, including paid parental leave for all new parents and additional leave types for caregiving and bereavement. Financial assistance for adoption, fertility treatment, and surrogacy is highlighted as a significant support.
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