Principal R&D Engineer

Johnson Johnson; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Electrophysiology is recruiting a Principal Engineer to support the Electrophysiology (EP) business unit based in Irvine, CA.

At Johnson & Johnson, we are fueling innovation to develop smarter, less invasive treatments and improve patient outcomes through the Cardiovascular focus. This role drives catheter development from concept to commercial, offering hands-on technical leadership and collaboration with internal and external research partners.

Qualifications

• Duties & responsibilities described below do not specify formal skill requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leading expert individual contributor who guides peers in a scientific/technology field and manages major complex projects.
• Works to achieve targets with measurable impact on R&D Software / Systems Engineering results.
• Updates, repairs, modifies, and develops existing software and generic applications.
• Utilizes scripts/services to scale and deploy code.
• Generates technical reports and presents findings to senior management.
• Mentors junior colleagues and provides functional supervision.
• Integrates Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals.

Job description

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

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Electrophysiology is recruiting for a Principal Engineer to support the Electrophysiology (EP) business unit based in Irvine, CA.

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.

Summary:

The Principal Engineer plays a critical role in advancing catheter development within the R&D ULS Team by driving projects from concept to commercial, validating designs, and enabling reliable transitioning toward development and early production. This role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, rapid problem solving, and mentorship of junior engineers, with regular collaboration across internal and external research partners.

The Principal Engineer contributes to the R&D team to deliver clinically relevant devices while supporting process improvements and knowledge transfer to commercial.

This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of medical devices by supporting high-risk, high-reward innovations that align with our long-term strategic goals of market leadership and patient impact. The Principal Engineer will operate within the R&D organization agility, fostering a culture of rapid experimentation, iterative development, and scientific excellence.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading expert individual contributor who is viewed as a valuable resource by peers in a scientific/technology field. Consults on critical methods and research to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets with measurable impact on department results. Masters knowledge and skills of engineering methods, and serves as a valuable resource to peers. Manages major complex projects of strategic importance, involving cross-functional teams.
• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets with measurable impact on R&D Software / Systems Engineering results.
• Updates, repairs, modifies, and develops existing software and generic applications.
• Utilizes scripts/services to scale and deploy code.
• Generates technical reports, technical memoranda, and other documents for internal and external distribution.
• Presents findings and provides updates on project status to senior management.
• Guides junior colleagues through consultation and mentoring in techniques and processes and provides functional (matrix) supervision.
• Integrates Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making.

- Technology & Project Ownership:

• Under limited supervision, lead projects from initial concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment with clinical needs and regulatory pathways.
• Drive technical decisions, manage milestones, and de-risk designs to enable development and manufacturing.