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Job Function:
R&D Product DevelopmentJob Sub Function:
R&D Electrical/Mechatronic EngineeringJob Category:
Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of AmericaJob Description:
Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, R&D!
Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 60 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact. For more information, visit www.ethicon.com.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. was created 30 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today. Our diverse team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists are on the forefront of technology in the medical device industry.
The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with our NPD teams to design, and develop electrical systems for use in cutting edge medical devices.
Key Responsibilities:Own the design, manufacturing, and lifecycle of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) that is critical to the functionality of the capital device.
Document designs, specifications, and requirements per design control processes.
Drive the design, development, and debugging of embedded product software to integrate with mechanical, electrical, and distributed computing systems.
Lead root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues that arise during the prototype and production processes.
Own the hardware verification strategy with Manufacturing and Test Engineers to implement automated testing of the capital equipment.
Lead the External Standards testing efforts for the capital equipment.
Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices.
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:
A results and performance driven approach with strong sense of accountability.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related degree.
Minimum 3+ years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role.
PCBA design, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience.
Experience with embedded electrical design.
Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium to design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs.
Detailed understanding of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues.
Demonstrated ability working across subject areas with internal and external partners.
Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills.
Design control experience.
Experience debugging embedded hardware systems.
FPGA design and test experience (SystemVerilog or VHDL)
Experience with various communication protocols (e.g. Bluetooth, SPI, I2C, USB, UART, USART, etc.).
Experience with Distributed Data Services (DDS), e.g. (RTI Connext, OpenDDS, MQTT, or similar distributed data sharing libraries).
Experience with IEC 60601-1, 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-2, IEC 62304, etc. and relevant standards within Medical Devices, or equivalent standards in other industries.
Experience with CANOpen communication protocol.
Experience working with different Operating Systems, particularly QNX and Linux.
Familiarity with cybersecurity threat assessment and mitigation strategies.
Use of Agile methodology as part of daily activities.
Requires up to 10% travel, domestic and international travel
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $92,000.00 to $148,350.00
Are you interested in an excellent opportunity to be a key contributor to bringing exciting new products to market while also providing the opportunity for professional growth? Apply today!
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
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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:
PCB Troubleshooting, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) DesignPreferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Calibration Procedures, Customer Service, Engineering, Goal-Oriented, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Project Management, Research and Development, Robotic Automation, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Smart Systems, Technical Research, Technical Troubleshooting, Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy, VersatilityThe anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$92,000.00 - $148,350.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related degree.
- Minimum 3+ years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role.
- PCBA design, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience with embedded electrical design.
- Proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium to design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs.
- Detailed understanding of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues.
- PCB troubleshooting and printed circuit board (PCB) design skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work across subject areas with internal and external partners.
- Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills.
- Results and performance driven approach with strong sense of accountability.
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