Staff Robotics Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA

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:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job 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 MedTech surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our MedTech 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.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech.

Job Summary

What We Do:

The Strategic Robotics R&D team envisions a future for robotic intervention that is targeted, minimally invasive, and personalized. Building upon a deep understanding of patient and physician needs, we are developing a platform for the next evolution of soft-tissue robotic care.

Who We Are:

We are a team of mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, robotic controls, software, and clinical engineers who are passionate about improving patient care. The team includes a wide range of experience levels, from junior engineers to industry experts. We follow an iterative design approach to product development that requires us to collaborate closely across clinical, capital hardware, and instruments & accessories teams. We value autonomy and empower each other to take action while remaining a supportive and closely knit team. We take pride in our culture and are committed to building an environment that is inclusive and promotes diversity of thought through varied experiences and backgrounds.

You:

As a member of the Strategic Robotics R&D team, you will join us on our journey to design and build one of the world's most advanced medical robotic platforms. You will work alongside all engineering functions to make significant contributions to the mechanical design of our capital hardware, which includes (but is not limited to) custom actuator design, structural design, and sensor development. This role offers a high degree of autonomy and opportunities for growth within the team as we progress towards realizing our vision.

We are searching for the best talent for a Staff Robotics Software Engineer, located in Santa Clara, CA (on-site). 

Performance Objectives and Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a focused multi-functional team developing robotic solutions for next generation medical robotic systems.
• Design, test, and implement software in a real-time, safety-critical environment.
• Develop extensible software archetypes by working with multiple Johnson and Johnson product software teams.
• Quickly implement concept proofs and prototypes, and test on systems.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews.
• Influence inter-source software guidelines to develop software to be used across J&J's surgical robotics portfolio.
• Offer mentorship and guidance to varying levels of mechanical engineers.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related degree is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6-8 years experience with a bachelors or 4-6 experience with masters developing sophisticated applications for complex systems is required.
• Deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals (e.g. algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design in UNIX environments) is required.
• Deep knowl