Staff Manufacturing Electrical Engineer

Johnson & Johnson • San Jose, CA

8d • $118,000 - $179,036 • Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson's MedTech Surgery team at MONARCH is recruiting a Staff Manufacturing Electrical Engineer within its Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. Based in San Jose, California, this role provides hands-on electrical and electronics engineering support for complex robotic equipment. Areas of focus include system-level electrical architecture, PCB/PCBA electronics, manufacturing test systems, obsolescence management, and sustaining engineering.

The engineer leads investigations and practical technical solutions for electrical issues affecting manufacturing, field performance, service, and product reliability. The role works closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to implement and document engineering changes, maintain production continuity, and ensure compliance with quality-system, regulatory, electrical-safety, and EMC requirements. It also supports continuous improvement across manufacturing readiness, test coverage, operational efficiency, and product lifecycle performance.

The position is fully onsite and may require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel based on business needs. The anticipated base pay range is $118,000 to $179,035.50. Eligible employees may participate in the consolidated retirement plan, savings plan (401(k)), and long-term incentive program. Time-off benefits, subject to applicable plans and policies, include vacation, sick time, holidays, work/personal/family time, parental leave, condolence leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time-off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 12 years of experience in the medical device, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
• Substantial professional experience in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or sophisticated electromechanical systems.
• Strong hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical systems and PCB/PCBA electronics.
• Proven ability to perform structured root-cause analysis and translate findings into practical engineering solutions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and modify electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, component specifications, test procedures, and system architecture documentation.
• Experience with PCB/PCBA design, failure analysis, board-level debugging, component selection, or sustaining design changes.
• Experience working cross-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
• Knowledge of good manufacturing practices and production-process documentation requirements.
• Strong understanding of engineering change control, validation, documentation control, and quality-system requirements in a regulated environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical findings and recommendations clearly.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple technical issues and drive activities through closure.
• Demonstrated Credo-based leadership and collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Experience in control engineering using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) or Microcontroller Units (MCUs).
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or another highly supervised industry.
• Experience with robotic systems, capital equipment, sophisticated electromechanical systems, manufacturing test equipment, or system-level sustaining engineering.
• Experience with Altium Designer or equivalent PCB design software.
• Experience with SiliconExpert or equivalent component lifecycle and obsolescence-management tools.
• Experience with PCB layout review, board bring-up, debugging, rework, and design modification.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers on PCB/PCBA builds, rework, qualification, and design changes.
• Strong knowledge of DFM and DFT principles.
• Experience with electrical component obsolescence management and alternate component qualification.
• Familiarity with IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 requirements.
• Experience with CAPA, nonconformance investigations, Risk Management Files, ECOs, and design-change processes.
• Knowledge of Quality System, QSIT and FDA guidelines, 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and applicable guidance.
• Familiarity with ETQ, SAP, Agile, Box, Jira, Maximo, Minitab, or similar engineering and quality-system tools.
• Experience supporting NPI, design transfer, reliability testing, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous-improvement certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead root-cause investigations into system-level electrical issues arising from manufacturing, field complaints, service activities, MRB dispositions, nonconformances, and sustaining engineering needs.
• Resolve electrical-system issues involving power distribution, motor control, sensors, cabling, harnesses, interconnects, controllers, and system-level electronics.
• Coordinate with R&D on system-level electrical changes and ensure solutions are compatible with mechanical, firmware, software, and other subsystems.
• Drive electrical design changes through ECO and change-control processes.
• Lead PCB/PCBA failure analysis and work with R&D to define and validate schematic, layout, component, and board-level changes.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, component selections, tests, and electronics architecture for reliability, manufacturability, performance, and cost improvements.
• Support PCB/PCBA rework, prototype builds, engineering evaluations, and qualification of board-level design changes.
• Partner with contract manufacturers and suppliers on PCB/PCBA rework, prototype builds, component substitutions, and board-level modifications.
• Address Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test considerations during sustaining design changes.
• Lead electrical and electronics obsolescence management and identify component lifecycle risks; use engineering tools to support component lifecycle analysis and alternate selection.
• Identify replacements for obsolete, high-risk, or costly electronic components while maintaining quality, performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Support board-level upgrades and modifications to improve product performance, reliability, serviceability, supply continuity, or cost.
• Lead or support Risk Management File updates resulting from electrical or electronics design changes; coordinate with R&D and Quality on risk documentation and continued compliance with applicable electrical safety and EMC standards.
• Lead or support CAPA and nonconformance investigations related to system-level electrical and PCB/PCBA issues, including root-cause analysis, corrective actions, effectiveness checks, and timely closure.
• Support manufacturing line-down situations, production escapes, reliability and service issues, and field-return investigations.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance during troubleshooting, prototype builds, validation, reliability testing, and production implementation.
• Work with Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Service, Supplier Quality, Operations, and external manufacturing partners to resolve electrical issues and maintain production continuity.
• Communicate technical findings, risks, recommendations, status, and implementation plans to technical and nontechnical partners.
• Maintain complete, accurate, traceable, and audit-ready engineering documentation, investigation records, design-change rationale, and supporting records.
• Support continuous improvement in manufacturing readiness, product reliability, test coverage, operational efficiency, and product lifecycle performance.

Benefits

• Consolidated retirement plan (pension), subject to plan terms.
• Savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
• Eligibility to participate in the long-term incentive program.
• Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to applicable policies and date of hire.
• Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 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.
• Reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, for performing job functions, and for access to other benefits and privileges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior