Robotics & Automation, Tech Lead - OTTAVA

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:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Automation Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking for a Robotics & Automation, Tech Lead – OTTAVA, for our Santa Clara, Location.

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. 

About MedTech 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. 

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

Purpose

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead, Robotics and Automation, to architect, develop, and scale next generation automation across manufacturing and warehouse operations. This role will lead a high caliber team to design and deploy end-to-end solutions—designing automation solutions ranging from robotic cells and semi-reconfigurable automated assembly solutions to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), smart workstations, and IoT enabled workflows. The role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership, ensuring robust system design, compliance, and seamless integration from the shop floor to our digital platforms. 

The successful candidate will deliver scalable, modular, and cost-effective automation solutions that improve cycle time, quality, efficiency, and agility in production. 

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead the robotics/automation technology strategy and standards aligned to smart factory outcomes (safety, quality, OEE, cost, agility). 
• Own scalable architectures and roadmaps for robot cells, AMRs, smart workstations, and IoT/controls/software/data models. 
• Lead and mentor a small engineering team; drive end-to-end delivery from requirements and design through simulation/digital twin, safety, vendors, FAT/SAT, validation, and deployment. 
• Architect secure OT/IT integrations from