Manager, Systems Integration - Robotics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Santa Clara, CA

16d • Onsite

About The Position

At J&J Robotics, we are dedicated to transforming healthcare through robotics, enhancing provider capabilities, and improving patient outcomes. Established in 2020, J&J Robotics integrates Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon, focusing on Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. This role is based within our collaborative and rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cincinnati, and Seattle, contributing to breakthrough medical technologies that create a connected digital ecosystem. The Manager, Systems Integration - Robotics will lead a team responsible for implementing the framework and processes to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the complex Johnson & Johnson OTTAVA Robotic System within the R&D organization. This position bridges hardware, software, robotics, and clinical engineering, offering the opportunity to train and observe clinicians, key opinion leaders, and high-profile visitors interacting with the OTTAVA System. The manager will provide program-level contributions, oversee the team's responsibilities, including system operation during clinical labs, issue resolution, documentation of novel issues, SW installation, smoke testing, and complex engineering test support for R&D applications. While technical and leadership experience with complex electromechanical systems is required, a specific robotics background is not essential. This is an excellent opportunity to gain medical robotics industry knowledge while providing critical support to the OTTAVA program. The successful candidate will be capable of diving into technical details, fostering team growth in size, skill, and career development, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-quality products within time and budget constraints.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering or other applicable technical degree with 8 or more years’ of related experience OR MS in Engineering or other applicable technical degree with 5 or more years of related experience OR PhD in Engineering with 3 or more years of related experience.
• Proven past experiences of technical and/or people leadership of teams working on complex electro-mechanical systems with ability to lead, mentor, and delegate to engineers and technicians.
• 2+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Fundamental understanding across software, controls, robotics, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
• Depth in one or more of the above subject areas, with ability to quickly come up to speed in new technical areas.
• Hands-on experience running, testing, and troubleshooting complex electromechanical or robotic systems.
• Experience partitioning and decomposing sophisticated engineering problems into solvable problems.
• Experience integrating complex subsystems during development.
• Understanding of engineering concepts such as system architecture, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
• Proven understanding of programming concepts and ability to modify existing code (C++, python, etc.).
• Collaborative teammate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be based in Santa Clara CA and travel up to 15% in the US is necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of clinical indications and operating room workflow.
• Excellent self-starter with a can-do demeanor.
• Flexibility and ability to adjust to daily changes.
• Operate with a high sense of urgency with the ability to multitask and respond quickly.
• Ability to lead clinical labs and make critical decisions real time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the framework and processes to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the systems.
• Build and lead a team of technical specialists responsible for setting up, operating, maintaining, and debugging the system in development and clinical labs.
• Drive functional excellence in the Systems Integration team through initiatives and goal alignment.
• Establish strategic plans, objectives and clear results.
• Develop and consistently maintain systems for work planning, execution, and reporting.
• Identify, manage and mitigate technical risk and project risk through coordination with cross-disciplinary team in R&D and external collaborators.
• Lead recruiting, onboarding, new hire integration, and mentoring/growth opportunities for the team members.
• Collaborate with Field Service Engineering team for site assessment, system installation, deployment, and clinical training in hospital operating rooms.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401k
• Pension
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Exercise reimbursement
• Flexible time off (120 hours vacation per calendar year, 40-56 hours sick time per calendar year depending on state of residence, 13 days holiday pay including Floating Holidays per calendar year, up to 40 hours Work, Personal and Family Time per calendar year)
• Parental Leave (480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care of a child)
• Bereavement Leave (240 hours for an immediate family member, 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year)
• Caregiver Leave (80 hours in a 52-week rolling period)
• Volunteer Leave (32 hours per calendar year)
• Military Spouse Time-Off (80 hours per calendar year)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees