Operations Engineer/Surgical Robotics - 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

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process 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 Operations Engineer/Surgical Robotics– OTTAVA, for our Santa Clara, Location.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

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/ (https://www.jnj.com/.

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:

The Operations Engineer drives manufacturing excellence and project governance within MAKE Operations. This role leads lean/continuous improvement initiatives while owning project controls including cost tracking, milestone management, and governance reporting. The role partners cross-functionally with Operation, NPI Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Quality, and Safety to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost KPIs across the production floor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Core Line & Operations Ownership
• Lead line troubleshooting and own day‑to‑day throughput, stability, and flow for a specific assigned manufacturing line, supporting Manufacturing Associates.
• Serve as the first point of accountability for operational issues on assigned lines, driving root cause, corrective action, and sustainment.
• Lean, Process Excellence & Problem Solving
• Lead value stream mapping (VSM), standard work development, daily management systems, and visual controls on assigned manufacturing lines.
• Drive lean / continuous improvement projects tied to safety, quality, delivery, and cost KPIs.
• Lead structured root cause analysis (A3, DMAIC, PDCA) to resolve systemic manufacturing issues, translating analysis into measurable and sustained performance improvements.

Project & Capital Ownership

• Own operational improvement and capital projects end‑to‑end: problem definition, scoping, chartering, risk assessment, CAPEX justification, execution, change management, and close‑out within the MAKE Project Governance framework.
• Manage the idea‑to‑project pipeline: intake, first‑pass evaluation, prioritization, disposition, and assignment for Just