Manager Product Sustaining Engineering

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•San Jose, CA

3d•$118,000 - $179,036•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson's MedTech Surgery team at MONARCH is recruiting a Manager Product Sustaining Engineering in its Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. Based fully onsite in San Jose, California, the role leads a team of engineers and also contributes directly to sophisticated electronics, PCB/PCBA, test equipment, and electromechanical fixture challenges. The position supports manufacturing and capital equipment requirements across new product introduction, sustaining programs, validation, reliability testing, repair, rework, and production support. The manager provides day-to-day leadership, coaching, prioritization, accountability, and team development while offering practical technical guidance during design, troubleshooting, validation, and production. The role partners with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturing readiness, documentation quality, compliance, and effective execution. It also advances continuous improvement, knowledge-sharing, and team capability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Biomedical Engineering; an advanced degree in a relevant engineering field is also listed.
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience.
At least 2 years of experience as a people leader developing teams.
Experience in manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, equipment engineering, test engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical operations.
Strong hands-on technical background in electronics, PCBA, electromechanical systems, or manufacturing test equipment.
Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, test procedures, and equipment documentation.
Track record of addressing sophisticated technical issues and driving practical solutions.
Experience leading technical contributors, project teams, or cross-functional initiatives.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, validation, documentation control, quality systems, and regulated product environments.
Strong communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to balance people-management responsibilities with direct hands-on technical contribution.
Demonstrated Credo-based leadership.
Knowledge of good manufacturing practices and production-process documentation.
Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and management of statistical procedures.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP, Jira, and Minitab.
Understanding of standard costs and work-standards management in SAP or other ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering field.
Experience in medical device manufacturing or another regulated industry.
Experience with capital equipment, robotic systems, test equipment, repair/rework processes, or system-level manufacturing.
Experience designing, upgrading, modifying, or sustaining electromechanical manufacturing fixtures and test equipment.
Experience with board-level modifications, PCBA, electronics upgrades, and test development.
Solid understanding of sensors, motors, power supplies, controllers, cabling, harnesses, pneumatic systems, data acquisition, and fixture automation.
Familiarity with ETQ, Agile, Box, Maximo, or similar quality and documentation platforms.
Knowledge of quality systems, QSIT and FDA guidelines, 21 CFR 820, 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and relevant guidance.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, prioritization, accountability, and team development.
Drive accountability for ownership, communication, documentation quality, and execution.
Balance team workloads and align resources with priorities.
Promote teamwork, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.
Provide practical technical guidance to engineers and technicians during design, troubleshooting, validation, and production activities.
Lead Systems Manufacturing deliverables across NPI, sustaining programs, validation, reliability testing, repair, rework, and production support.
Drive completion of manufacturing documentation, MPIs, rework instructions, test procedures, validations, and process updates.
Ensure fixtures are designed for manufacturability, serviceability, usability, safety, reliability, and long-term production support.
Identify opportunities to replace costly or obsolete components with improved alternatives while maintaining quality and compliance.
Partner with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Service, OPM, PMO, Supplier Quality, and other stakeholders to represent manufacturing and capital equipment requirements early.
Communicate project status and risks clearly and regularly to leadership and cross-functional partners.
Ensure team documentation is complete, accurate, clear, and audit-ready before review or release.
Build strong teams through trust and mentorship.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce unplanned rework, improve manufacturing readiness, and increase execution efficiency.
Promote knowledge-sharing and cross-training to reduce single-point dependencies and improve team capability.
Design and improve existing PCB/PCBA, electronics, wiring, harnessing, sensors, controllers, and electromechanical fixtures.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Pension plan
401(k) savings plan
Long-term incentive program
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, or 56 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Washington
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child
Condolence leave: 30 days for an immediate family member and 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver leave: 10 days
Volunteer leave: 4 days
Military spouse time-off: 80 hours
Exercise reimbursement
Flexible time off