Senior Robotics Systems Engineer, Surgical Platform

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Parental Leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Boston is searching for a Principal Robotics Systems Engineer to lead all aspects of systems engineering for a complex surgical robotic platform across its full product lifecycle. You will harmonize hardware, software, controls, and clinical workflows to meet safety and regulatory requirements.

This senior role partners with clinical, regulatory, quality, and product teams to translate user needs into robust, testable system requirements, ensuring compliance and readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in multidisciplinary systems engineering.
• Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices is preferred.
• Knowledge of embedded systems, firmware/software testing, and electromechanical systems.
• 5+ years of experience in surgical robotic systems or complex multidisciplinary medical devices.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle (V-model, waterfall, Agile).
• Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, Polarion).
• Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB).
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.
• Certification in CQE, CQA, or Six Sigma is a plus.
• Proficient in sample size calculation and statistical methods for analyzing data.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of systems engineering for a complex surgical robotic platform, including definition of system architecture, decomposition of system functionality, and development of clear, testable system and subsystem requirements.
• Own the end-to-end requirements lifecycle, ensuring seamless flow-down and traceability from clinical user needs, surgeon workflows, and business objectives through system, subsystem, hardware, and software requirements, and ultimately verification and validation.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, controls, mechanical, clinical, and V&V teams to ensure system requirements are technically sound, testable, and aligned with real-world clinical use cases and robotic performance needs.
• Lead system architecture development, ensuring robust integration of electromechanical hardware, embedded and application software, control algorithms, sensing, actuation, and user interaction within a safety-critical environment.
• Lead system‑level risk management activities in accordance with ISO 14971, including hazard analysis, risk control definition, verification of risk controls, and residual risk assessment, with emphasis on robotic behaviors, software contributions, and clinical use scenarios.
• Own software‑related system requirements, including definition of system behaviors, operational concepts, user stories, and detailed clinical and technical use cases that align software functionality with system performance and user workflows.
• Ensure execution of design control activities in compliance with internal procedures and external regulatory requirements across the full product lifecycle (concept through commercialization).
• Lead system‑level design and architecture reviews, driving cross‑functional alignment, resolving technical trade‑offs, and ensuring readiness for regulatory submission and product release.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Medical devices

Embedded systems

Python scripting

Requirements management

Technical writing

Regulatory compliance

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering / Software Engineering / Mechatronics / Electrical Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Boston is searching for a Principal Robotics Systems Engineer to lead all aspects of systems engineering for a complex surgical robotic platform across its full product lifecycle. You will harmonize hardware, software, controls, and clinical workflows to meet safety and regulatory requirements.

This senior role partners with clinical, regulatory, quality, and product teams to translate user needs into robust, testable system requirements, ensuring compliance and readiness