MedTech Equipment Engineer — Robotics & Automation

Johnson Johnson

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Equipment Engineer to join the OTTAVA team in California. You will own assigned manufacturing and test equipment through design, installation, qualification, and retirement, while coordinating with suppliers and technicians to ensure readiness and compliance.

Responsibilities include URS/FRS support, risk assessments, validation protocols, and data integrity, with a focus on reducing downtime and optimizing maintenance strategies in a regulated medical device

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, manufacturing, controls, biomedical engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Minimum 2+ years of relevant equipment, automation, maintenance, manufacturing, or test engineering experience in medical device, robotics, life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace, or another regulated environment.
Hands-on experience with electromechanical equipment, automated test systems, robotics, controls, instrumentation, pneumatics, sensors, calibration, or custom fixtures.

Responsibilities

Own assigned manufacturing and test equipment through specification, selection, design review, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, release, maintenance, modification, and retirement.
Execute or support URS/FRS, risk assessments, engineering drawings, maintenance strategies, spare-parts plans, calibration requirements, work instructions, change records, and validation protocols/reports.
Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, robotic, controls, software-interface, and computer-related equipment failures while protecting personnel, product, data integrity, and the validated state.
Monitor equipment Availability and uptime; analyze downtime events, MTBF, MTTR, work-order history, repeat failures, and response effectiveness; implement corrective and preventive actions.
Analyze equipment Performance losses such as slow cycles, micro-stops, jams, intermittent faults, and reduced operating rate; confirm baseline and ideal-cycle assumptions before declaring improvement.
Analyze equipment Quality losses, including equipment-related defects, rework, false failures, measurement-system issues, and calibration drift; partner with Quality and Process Engineering on containment and root cause.
Use structured problem solving such as 5 Whys, fault-tree analysis, fishbone, FMEA, and data trending to eliminate repeat failures and verify effectiveness.
Create accurate CMMS work orders and asset records; use maintenance history to optimize PM tasks, frequencies, spare parts, and equipment readiness.
Coordinate suppliers and technicians, support audits and inspections, and train users on safe and compliant equipment operation.