Staff Software Lead — Medical Devices & Embedded Systems

6149-DePuy Synthes Products Inc. Legal Entity; Raynham (MA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental

Pension and 401(k)

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, R&D for the Orthopaedics team, based in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL. You will design and develop software for electro‑mechanical devices, lead architecture and verification, and collaborate across cross‑functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on safety‑critical medical device software, embedded Linux, and real‑time systems with opportunity to influence products through full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master's with 6+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
• Strong software development experience in C and C++.
• Experience developing software for embedded microcontroller systems.
• Experience with bare‑metal and RTOS‑based embedded systems development.
• Experience with embedded Linux development, including device drivers, services, and application‑level software.
• Experience delivering commercial products through a complete product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Software Technical Lead for strategic capital equipment and power tool development programs, with responsibility for software architecture, technical direction, and delivery execution.
• Lead embedded software architecture, design, development, integration, and verification for safety‑critical medical device applications.
• Act as the primary software subject matter expert within a cross‑functional development team, partnering closely with systems, electrical, mechanical, cybersecurity, quality, and regulatory engineering functions.
• Develop production software in C/C++ and Python while providing hands‑on technical leadership throughout development activities.
• Translate product and system requirements into scalable software architectures, detailed designs, and executable development plans.
• Drive all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements definition, architecture, implementation, unit testing, integration, verification support, release, and post‑market support.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Board bring‑up

Firmware debugging

Regulated design

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

STMicroelectronics

Texas Instruments

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, R&D for the Orthopaedics team, based in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL. You will design and develop software for electro‑mechanical devices, lead architecture and verification, and collaborate across cross‑functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on safety‑critical medical device software, embedded Linux, and real‑time systems with opportunity to influence products through full development lifecycle.