Senior Software Engineer - Vision R&D

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 Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson, Robotics and Digital Solutions (RAD) group is recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer - Vision Engineering R&D, located in Cincinnati, OH. 

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.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is developing a robotic surgical platform that will set a new standard for the modern OR and transform the surgical experience. OTTAVA is designed as a multi-specialty soft-tissue surgery robot, activating the benefits of AI/ML, connecting health data inside the operating room and out.

Overview:

The Senior Software Engineer is a key team member for our Vision Engineering product pipeline, leading and conducting a wide range of assignments in collaboration with the team. This represents an excellent opportunity if you are excited by building transformational surgical capabilities and working in a multi-functional environment.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, and validate in hardware, System software, communication interfaces and image signal processing solutions for laparoscopic visualization and advanced imaging products and concepts.

• Develop technical requirements and architecture, collaborating with internal and external team members, that will support not just a product but a platform for long-term growth.

• Execute subsystem technical strategies and influence internal multi-functional teams to execute feasibility and product development efforts.

• Manage project and technical work you're doing to meet the goals of assigned projects.

• Collaborate with external technology companies to integrate advanced imaging technologies into proprietary visualization platforms.

• Partner with external product development / manufacturing organizations in defining requirements, executing electronic and software subsystems, and launching new products.

• Establish and maintain strong, productive relationships and collaborations across internal, external, and partner organizations.

• Conducting and/or participating in technical design reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, etc.

• Contribute to all aspects of design control activities throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in product design and development, including demonstrated success developing system software that interfaces with embedded devices.

• Proven ability to translate user and system-level requirements into scalable hardware/software architectures, detailed designs, communication interfaces, and high-quality software deliverables.

• Strong working knowledge of system software design tools, operating systems, and programming languages, such as C++, Linux, and Python.

• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including requirements development, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

• Hands-on experience developing software in regulated or medical device environments, with familiarity with design controls, documentation standards, and quality system requirements.

• Experience working with Jama, JSON-RPC, and DDS, or similar requirements management and communication frameworks.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $92,000.00 to $148,350.00 

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 02/17/26.   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. 

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:

Jama (Software), JIRA Tool, Linux, Object-Oriented Programming Languages

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Collaborating, Critical Thinking, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Product Design, Report Writing, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Architectures, Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $92,000.00 to $148,350.00

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