Staff Electrical Engineer - Robotics

Johnson Johnson; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer for the Spine Robotics Hardware organization. You will lead electrical design, verification, and cross‑functional problem solving to advance the VELYS Spine Robotic platform and NPD pipeline.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in regulated medical devices, strong lab testing skills, and experience with IEC 60601, EMC, and risk management. This role supports rapid development and certification efforts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in regulated medical devices.
• Experience with IEC 60601 compliance and hardware development.
• Proficiency with lab equipment and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design and verification of electromechanical subsystems for robotic devices.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Systems, Software/Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure robust performance.
• Lead IEC 60601 compliance activities including EMC, electrical safety, risk management, and essential performance.
• Lead root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues during prototype and production processes.
• Work with manufacturers to implement testing of capital equipment.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Lab testing

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power analyzers

EMI pre-compliance tools

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 Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

The Staff Electrical Engineer will be a key member of the Spine Robotics Hardware organization, making vital contributions to the existing VELYS Spine Robotic Hardware platform, the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline, and the transformation of patient care through innovation. They will provide advanced electrical engineering expertise, drive crossfunctional problem solving, and support the development, verification, and validation of complex electromechanical systems in a fastpaced robotics environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the electrical design, integration, and verification of complex electromechanical subsystems for robotic medical devices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive cross‑functional technical problem solving, collaborating closely with Mechanical, Systems, Software/Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure robust system performance.
• Lead the product through IEC 60601 compliance activities‑including EMC, electrical safety, risk management, and essential performance‑by coordinating internal teams, external test labs, and design updates required to achieve certification.
• Lead root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues that arise during the prototype and production processes.
• Work with external and internal manufacturers to implement testing of capital equipment
• Provides leadership for new product development teams and participates in discovery, concept and feasibility research.
• Approves design specifications, drawings, and protocols as defined in the signature matrix.
• Partners with affiliated disciplines such as regulatory affairs and clinical affairs to assure adequate compliance design inputs are included.
• Work with external and internal manufacturers to implement testing of capital equipment
• Support Design Verification and Validation (DV/VV) builds, analyze test results, and drive corrective actions to ensure reliability, safety, and manufacturability.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives in hardware architecture, design practices, and test methodologies
• Primary point of contact with the manufacturing partner for manufacturing related activities, including suppliers, device builds, component development, process and assembly development, PFMEAs, collaboration meetings, etc.
• Apply prior work experience, Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) techniques, Lean Six Sigma process knowledge, and risk analysis tools to drive the product design to its most efficient and manufacturable outcome.
• Provide day-to-day direction and prioritization of development team tasks.
• Utilize advanced lab test equipment‑including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, signal generators, and EMI pre‑compliance tools‑to debug, characterize, and validate electrical and electromechanical systems.

Required Skills/Experiences:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience
• Regulated industry experience required. Medical device industry experience highly preferred
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