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Senior Systems Engineer - MedTech

Johnson & Johnson
Santa Clara, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Apr 2026
💰 $201,250/yr($125,000/yr$201,250/yr)

About the role

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 jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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

Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

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

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for Senior Systems Engineer - MedTech. The position is located in Santa Clara, CA & will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. Relocation assistance may be available for the chosen candidate.

Purpose:

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the system level design and integration of capital equipment products that consist of electrical and electro-mechanical subsystems. You will lead multi-functional teams to design and develop groundbreaking medical devices! This is an excellent opportunity for you to have a key role bringing exciting new products to market while also providing the opportunity for professional growth!

You will understand the system from both a technical perspective and the user’s viewpoint, and drive definition and development of the Monarch system. We are looking for a candidate who can work independently and function well within a team. The candidate is flexible, self-motivated, curious and passionate about revolutionizing the world of medical robotics.

We are a technology company defining the future of medical intervention. By combining advancements in medical robotics, instrumentation, navigation and data science, we are building a platform technology capable of expanding the applicability of robotics to a spectrum of medical procedures.

You will be responsible for:

  • Lead cross-functional teams to tie all aspects of the system together and meet program goals
  • Serve as a liaison between clinical/marketing, program management, and the engineering design teams
  • Translate clinical and business needs to system requirements
  • Generate use cases, trade studies, and risk assessments to facilitate systematic trade-off decisions and robust engineering solutions
  • Develop test methods to accurately characterize, and verify the system design against performance requirements
  • Build prototypes and fixtures for data acquisition and analysis
  • Work cross-disciplinarily to provide hands-on system troubleshooting and debugging
  • Utilize sound engineering methods and documentation processes to perform design reviews and failure mode analyses

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • BS/BA Degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical or a

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