Electrical Engineer - R&D Robotics

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Job Function: R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function: R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

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

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

As an Electrical Engineer on the Ottava Team, you will join a team of engineers working to develop and validate next generation power electronics, control systems, and network architecture used within the robotic surgery space. You will be responsible for developing and implementing electrical designs throughout the system and integrating these designs into the system architecture.

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

• Develop, design, and test sophisticated and reliable printed circuit boards (PCA) for various robotic tasks.
• Own full lifecycle designs of PCAs including design, technical reviews, prototyping, detailed test and design documentation for production release.
• Work closely with multi‑functional teammates to develop robust architectures and electrical functionality driven by test and simulation analysis.
• Perform component and subsystem level testing to ensure conformance to design requirements. Testing may include EMI and ESD analysis, test fixturing, and thermal analysis, in addition to other specialties for specific projects.
• Participate in design reviews, fault safety analysis, and design failure mode analysis across the broader team.

• Bachelor’s with 2+ years or Master’s in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Proficiencies in Altium Designer or related CAD tool for schematics and PCB layout.
• Experience designing and developing sophisticated analog and digital electrical systems from feasibility through to production.
• Ability to debug and test using high speed oscilloscopes and other test tools.

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