Hybrid Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer, Joints Robotics

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer - Joints Robotics to lead cross-functional efforts bridging design, patient safety and regulatory compliance in Orthopaedics.

The role provides hands-on engineering and clinical input across the product lifecycle to ensure safe, effective device development and robust documentation for submissions and post-market actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, biomedical, electrical, or related) or equivalent.
• 12+ years’ experience in medical device R&D, clinical engineering, or related roles supporting product development.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, clinical, quality, and regulatory teams.
• Direct experience in orthopedics, joint replacement, or surgical robotics.

Responsibilities

• Gather and translate Voice of Customer (VoC) insights into clinical and engineering scope proposals.
• Support training and R&D roll outs.
• Assist surgeon and clinical staff interactions and demos.
• Support clinical investigations and risk assessments as needed.
• Advise on usability and regulatory documentation.
• Interface with physicians, QA, regulatory, and labs to resolve technical questions.
• Prepare technical sections for manuscripts, summaries, and internal reports as needed.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Clinical input

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer - Joints Robotics to lead cross-functional efforts bridging design, patient safety and regulatory compliance in Orthopaedics.

The role provides hands-on engineering and clinical input across the product lifecycle to ensure safe, effective device development and robust documentation for submissions and post-market actions.