Manager, HW Reliability Testing
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Manager, HW Reliability Testing, within our Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. The location for this position is Santa Clara, CA. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson 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 (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll 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. Mission: We’re looking for a highly motivated and experienced manager who can lead the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of reliability testing programs to ensure products meet or exceed lifetime, safety and quality expectations. This role manages test strategy, lab operations, cross-functional coordination, and supplier testing activities, driving data driven‑ decisions to reduce field failures and improve product robustness. The successful candidate will inherit a small existing team and projects, requiring the manager to both grow the team and provide technical guidance.
Requirements
- Minimum B.S (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 8+ years of industry experience or M.S (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 6+ years of industry experience or Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 4+ years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Hands-on experience with environmental and life test methods (thermal, vibration, shock, humidity, life-cycle tests).
- Strong knowledge of reliability engineering tools and failure analysis (FMEA, Weibull analysis, root cause techniques).
- Proven experience managing test labs, equipment procurement/calibration, and external testing vendors.
- Excellent data analysis skills; familiarity with statistical software and test data systems.
- Strong communication skills and experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Product development experience with at least two products, preferably medical devices, from concept to launch
- Understanding of clinical procedures
Responsibilities
- Define and implement reliability test strategies (accelerated life testing, HALT/HASS, thermal/thermal cycling, vibration, shock, electrical stress).
- Develop test protocols, acceptance criteria, and test schedules aligned with product requirements and regulatory standards.
- Lead, mentor, and resource-manage a team of test engineers, technicians, and lab staff.
- Oversee lab operations: equipment selection, calibration, capacity planning, maintenance, and safety/compliance.
- Coordinate cross-functional test campaigns with design, manufacturing, quality, and field service teams.
- Manage external test labs and suppliers — vendor selection, test specifications, contract oversight, and result validation.
- Work with Design for Reliability and core design teams to analyze test data, interpret failure modes, and drive corrective/preventive actions using root cause methods (FMEA, 8D, DMAIC).
- Maintain test documentation and ensure traceability: test plans, reports, data logs, and change records.
- Monitor and review metrics and reporting for reliability performance, present insights into engineering leadership and stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement of test methods, automation, and data analytics to increase throughput and reduce test cycle times.
- Lead and participate in refining the reliability and testing related processes.
Benefits
- Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
- Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
