Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer, Medical Robotics

jj; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to lead NPI and production of the OTTAVA surgeon input device. You will own assembly, calibration, and verification for precision electromechanical subassemblies and work across R&D, Quality, and Operations.

The role emphasizes scalable processes, FPY improvement, and compliance with medical-device manufacturing requirements, with hands-on tooling, fixture design, and cross-functional leadership to

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of manufacturing or assembly engineering experience.
• 5+ years supporting precision electromechanical mechanisms, haptic devices, or medical capital equipment.
• Experience with BOM structure and process documentation (MPI, DHR, MES) and PFMEA.
• Medical device experience in NPI environments.
• CAD proficiency and GD&T with 3D tolerance stack‑up analysis.
• Strong statistical proficiency (SPC, Cpk, DOE, Minitab).
• Experience maturing manufacturing processes from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Design and own assembly processes for the OTTAVA surgeon input device and major precision subassemblies.
• Develop assembly sequence logic controlling friction, preload, encoder alignment, and variation.
• Define datum schemes, fixturing strategies, and measurement methods across assembly.
• Author and release manufacturing processes (MPI, travelers, eDHR) and inspection criteria.
• Define assembly and inspection processes for integrated electromechanical assemblies.
• Determine metrology and test requirements for reliability and verification.
• Implement precision assembly equipment and fixtures for scalable industrialization.
• Improve calibration/test outputs through process development and validation.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Operations, and suppliers.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Skills

Precision assembly

Encoder integration

CAD proficiency

Statistical methods

NPI experience

Process documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Minitab

Job description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to lead NPI and production of the OTTAVA surgeon input device. You will own assembly, calibration, and verification for precision electromechanical subassemblies and work across R&D, Quality, and Operations.

The role emphasizes scalable processes, FPY improvement, and compliance with medical-device manufacturing requirements, with hands-on tooling, fixture design, and cross-functional leadership to