Senior Robotics & Controls Engineer
About The Position
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. This role is part of the Strategic Robotics R&D team, focusing on designing and building advanced medical robotic platforms.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering or related field
- 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Robotics & Controls Engineer-related occupation.
Responsibilities
- Design and build advanced medical robotic platforms as part of the Strategic Robotics R&D team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, systems) to develop software for medical applications.
- Lead development and implementation of robotic controls algorithms in C++ for a surgical tool in a real-time, safety critical environment.
- Create Python scripts to execute benchtop tests for subsystem characterization and surgical tool performance validation and to post-process and analyze test results.
- Develop software requirements in collaboration with System Engineers to define surgical tool behaviors and performance.
- Participate in algorithm design discussions and provide feedback to peers in code reviews.
- Develop novel methods for human-robot interaction by working closely with clinical engineers and physicians.
- Provide design guidance on robot-to-tool interactions with mechanical and electrical engineers.
- Quickly implement concept proofs and prototypes, and implement robust long term solutions.
- Participate in multi-functional design discussions and code reviews.
- Plan team resource allocations throughout the project timeline and communicate team needs and bottlenecks to the project management team.
Benefits
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (varies by state)
- 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/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
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
