Director, Robotic Hardware Lifecycle & Reliability

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director of Hardware Lifecycle Engineering for the Robotics and Digital RAD team in Santa Clara, CA. You will own reliability and continuous engineering for our robotic hardware platforms, guiding strategy and lifecycle management across multifunctional groups to deliver high-quality, manufacturable systems.

You will lead a team of engineers across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains, drive design improvements, and ensure compliance with medical

Qualifications

• Background in Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering fields.
• 10+ years of R&D in complex hardware for electro-mechanical systems, with ≥5 years on hardware reliability and lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams through concept, design, build, and verification.
• Solid understanding of medical device regulations (IEC60601, IEC61010, 21CFR820, ISO13485).
• Skilled collaborator who can work with software, systems, manufacturing, and quality.
• Experience with robotic hardware design and integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a focused team of reliability, electrical, and mechanical engineers for robotic hardware testing, characterization, sustaining, and design improvement.
• Define and execute a multi-year hardware reliability and continuous engineering strategy aligned to product roadmap and clinical requirements.
• Build, lead, and develop reliability, test, failure-analysis, and continuous engineering teams.
• Drive day-to-day robotic hardware reliability and continuous engineering projects for the Ottava program, balancing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define system-level reliability targets and verification/validation plans reflecting clinical usage and OR workflows.
• Ensure hardware testing, sustaining activities, and design changes meet regulatory and quality standards with proper documentation.
• Define and execute product lifecycle management plans including design refresh and end-of-life strategies.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Leadership experience

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Robotics hardware

R&D leadership

Robotic hardware design

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director of Hardware Lifecycle Engineering for the Robotics and Digital RAD team in Santa Clara, CA. You will own reliability and continuous engineering for our robotic hardware platforms, guiding strategy and lifecycle management across multifunctional groups to deliver high-quality, manufacturable systems.

You will lead a team of engineers across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains, drive design improvements, and ensure compliance with medical