Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer (HTI) - JJMT Electrophysiology

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:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Our J&J MedTech Electrophysiology Engineering team is currently recruiting for a Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer. The position is located in Irvine, California. This position will report on-site 5 days a week.

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/.   

  

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. 

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

Job Summary:

The Senior Principal Engineer role is pivotal in establishing the Haifa Tech Incubator (HTI) as a leader in disruptive catheter innovations. The Senior Principal Engineer will drive the incubation of early-stage ideas into high-impact, clinically relevant devices that redefine electrophysiology care. The Senior Principal Engineer leadership will accelerate the transfer of breakthrough technologies from concept to clinical application, ultimately improving patient outcomes and expanding market leadership.

As a Senior Principal Engineer within our HTI, this role will be a key driver of pioneering innovation in catheter development—focused on creating groundbreaking solutions that have the potential to revolutionize electrophysiology and cardiac care. This role is uniquely positioned at the intersection of scientific discovery, technological incubation, and strategic market disruption.
The Senior Principal Engineer is expected to lead early-stage projects, transforming visionary ideas into tangible prototypes and scalable devices, leveraging advanced materials, miniaturization, and novel navigation technologies.

This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of medical devices by incubating high-risk, high-reward innovations that align with our long-term strategic goals of market leadership and patient impact. The Senior Principal Engineer will operate with entrepreneurial agility, fostering a culture of rapid experimentation, iterative development, and scientific excellence. The Senior Principal Engineer work will directly influence the pipeline of next-generation catheter technologies, supporting EP mission to deliver transformative solutions that improve patient outcomes worldwide.

In this role, the Senior Principal Engineer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, external research institutions, and industry partners, acti