Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer, Joints Robotics

Brighter Signals; Warsaw (IN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Sick time

Holiday pay

Parental leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics division seeks a Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer - Joints Robotics to lead advanced medical device development in a hybrid role based in Boston, MA or Warsaw, IN. You will bridge engineering, clinical practice, and regulatory affairs across the product lifecycle, delivering safe, effective, and compliant joint robotics solutions.

You will guide VoC-driven scope proposals, engage surgeons and staff, and support regulatory submissions with data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, biomedical, electrical, or related).
• 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 VoC insights into clinical and engineering scope proposals.
• Support “train the trainer” and R&D rollouts.
• Assist surgeon and clinical staff interactions and demos.
• Support high‑rigor clinical investigations as needed.
• Advise on usability and risk.
• Collaborate with Regulatory to draft technical and clinical documentation for submissions and post-market.
• Review field actions, complaints, HHAs, and recalls; provide risk assessments.

Skills

Collaboration across teams

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP PLM

Job description

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics division seeks a Senior Principal Clinical R&D Engineer - Joints Robotics to lead advanced medical device development in a hybrid role based in Boston, MA or Warsaw, IN. You will bridge engineering, clinical practice, and regulatory affairs across the product lifecycle, delivering safe, effective, and compliant joint robotics solutions.

You will guide VoC-driven scope proposals, engage surgeons and staff, and support regulatory submissions with data-driven