Staff Image Quality Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Santa Clara, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Robotics and Digital solutions (RAD) group, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Staff Image Quality Engineer. This position is located in Santa Clara, CA. Robotics and Digital Solutions, is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. 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 teams in the Bay Area (Santa Clara) and Cincinnati. 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.

Requirements

Minimum B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging Science, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years (or equivalent) experience tuning ISPs and delivering image quality improvements for camera products.
Strong understanding of imaging fundamentals: optics, sensors (CMOS), noise sources, color science, and Image Signal Processing algorithms.
Hands-on experience defining objective IQ metrics and designing subjective evaluations; demonstrated ability to correlate and reconcile the two.
Proficiency with data analysis and scripting (C++ and Python preferred) and familiarity with IQ measurement tools and workflows.
Practical experience with image processing libraries and workflows (e.g., OpenCV) and building visualization/dashboards to communicate IQ results.
Strong cross-functional communication skills and experience collaborating with vendors/partners on camera modules, sensors, lenses, and calibration.
Familiarity with Linux

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging Science, or equivalent practical experience.
Familiarity with medical device quality systems and design controls (e.g., risk management, change control).

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end ISP tuning for robotic endoscopy and drive tuning changes from concept through verification and release.
Develop and prototype image processing algorithms for endoscopic video and work with cross-functional teams to implement and optimize them in the production pipeline.
Define, implement, and maintain objective IQ metrics and KPIs aligned to product requirements.
Build a repeatable subjective IQ evaluation and correlate subjective outcomes to objective measurements.
Lead regular IQ reviews, communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to engineering leadership and program stakeholders.
Develop, enhance and maintain tools and test setups for ISP tuning and objective IQ measurements.
Create and scale automation for IQ performance testing, metric computation, and report generation to enable fast tuning iteration and release gating.
Drive IQ root-cause investigations and isolate issues across sensor, optics, ISP blocks, firmware, and algorithm interactions; propose and validate fixes.
Partner with cross-functional teams and suppliers to set IQ requirements.