Senior Robotic Software Engineer

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Job Function :

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function : Robotics

Job Category :

Scientific / Technology

All Job Posting Locations :

Santa Clara California United States of America

Job Description :

Robotics & Digital Solutions part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies is recruiting for a Senior Robotic Software Engineer . This position is located in Santa Clara CA.

At J&J Robotics were changing the trajectory of health for humanity using robotics to enhance healthcare providers abilities and improve patients diagnoses treatments and recovery times. J&J Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health Verb Surgical C-SATS and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms : Flexible Robotics (MONARCH) Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA) and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area Cincinnati and Seattle. Youll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals skills and improves patient outcomes.

The Senior Robotic Software Engineer will work with the rest of the Robotics and Control team as well as the Clinical SW Hardware and Systems Engineering teams to bring to life the control of the surgical robot and instruments.

Were looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to develop high-performance software for next-generation robotic surgical systems. Youll work on real-time control system and software architecture and safety-critical applications that directly impact patient outcomes. This role blends deep software engineering expertise with robotics fundamentals in a regulated multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will have the capacity to work closely with engineers from software hardware systems quality regulatory and other subject areas.

The candidate should be self-motivated curious and have the desire to bring the latest software technologies into the medical world. This is an individual contributor role that requires strong collaboration leadership and influence skills to be successful. We value software craftsmanship architectural thinking and proactive problem-solving above all. This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to the software infrastructure and algorithms that power next-generation robotic-assisted surgery.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop production-grade C software for robotic control and surgical workflows.
• Design and implement efficient algorithms (kinematics dynamics motion planning).
• Contribute to software architecture infrastructure and reusable frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems software hardware clinical quality etc.).
• Support regulatory documentation and validation (e.g. FDA 510(k) risk analysis).
• Lead code reviews testing strategies and continuous integration efforts.
• Prototype and validate novel robotic features and surgical instrument behaviors.

Qualifications - Education and Experience :

One of the following combinations of years of experience and education are required :

A.) a B.S. degree in a technical discipline (e.g. Computer Science Computer Engineering EE ME or equivalent) combined with 6 years of relevant post-academic experience OR

B.) a M.S. degree in a technical discipline combined with 4 years of relevant post-academic experience OR

C.)a PhD in a technical discipline combined with 2 years of relevant post-academic experience

Additional Qualifications :

The anticipated base pay for this role is $121000 to $194350 Bay Area - California

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills : Preferred Skills :

Computer Programming Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Critical Thinking Data Science Industrial Robotics Industry Analysis Innovation Manufacturing Technologies Problem Solving Process Improvements Prototyping Relationship Building Research and Development Robotic Automation Robotic Control Software SAP Product Lifecycle Management Technical Credibility Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$121000 to $194350

Additional Description for Pay Transparency :

The anticipated base pay for this role is $121000 to $194350 Bay Area - California

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 121000 - 194350