Staff Software Engineer NPI

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Santa Clara, CA

5d•$118,000 - $203,550

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Software Engineer-NPI, to join our Robotics & Digital Solutions team in Santa Clara, CA. About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Roles and responsibilities We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer in a NPI Manufacturing Engineering organization to design, build, and scale a robust data infrastructure that enables the collection, integration, and analysis of manufacturing data across equipment, test systems, automation platforms, and enterprise systems. This role will be foundational in enabling standardized, high‑quality data pipelines that support real‑time visibility, advanced analytics, AI/ML use cases, and digital manufacturing initiatives.

Requirements

B.S. or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
8+ years work experience in software roles
Strong proficiency in Edge Computing and Cloud Computing
Familiarity with model deployment and scaling in multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Experience and collaboration with enterprise level IT organizations
Experience working on instrumentation automation and using scripting languages such as Python, Shell, Batch, Bash or Linux commands.
Experience with version control systems such as Git
Experience in Product Lifecycle Management systems such as Oracle Agile
Ability to travel up to 10% to contract manufacturers is required

Nice To Haves

Experience in the medical device industry and standards
Experience with industry 4.0 technologies and smart manufacturing
Experience in developing AI-based applications such as natural language processing (NLP) generative AI in Small language models, computer vision, or recommendation systems
Knowledge of deep learning techniques, reinforcement learning, and neural networks or other advanced machine learning paradigms
Familiarity with MLOps principles and tools for automating machine learning workflows
Knowledge of database systems (SQL, NoSQL) and data storage solutions
Knowledgeable and current with Industry automation trends and technologies
Familiarity working on Advanced automation including articulated robotics

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams in creation of a data strategy
Design and implement scalable data pipelines to ingest manufacturing data from diverse sources such as equipment, test systems, vision systems, MES, and IoT platforms
Build cloud‑based and/or hybrid data platforms enabling batch and streaming data processing.
Develop APIs and services that enable consumption of manufacturing data by analytics, dashboards, AI/ML models, and downstream applications.
Partner with enterprise IT and architecture teams to align with security, compliance, and scalability standards.
Define and implement common data models, schemas, and metadata standards to support consistency across software platforms
Investigate and develop AI technologies and solutions for the manufacturing environment
Perform data analysis and preprocessing to support model training, including handling large datasets and cleaning raw data
Support development of automated unit and integration test for robotic hardware and/or PCAs
Develop modular test scripts to automate test data collection and analysis
Help to structure new software and refactor existing software for testability
Hold formal technical reviews with stakeholders to release software libraries, tools, documentation, and test scripts
Management of software projects
Coaching and development of junior software engineers
Communication of complex technical problems to a non-technical audience
Applies disciplined software decision‑making process
Lead software strategies in development and validation
Develop coding standards to be used by the entire NPI Engineering organization
Align teams and individuals in software best practices
Produce high quality documentation that is clearly understandable by internal and external personnel
Strong level of ownership, accountability, and drive for exceeding expectations

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
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 period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits