Test Engineer, HW Reliability
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Test Engineer, HW Reliability, within our Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. The location for this position is Santa Clara, CA. 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, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. 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. Mission: We are seeking a Reliability Test Engineer to design, implement, and execute reliability and characterization test programs that verify product durability and performance under expected and accelerated use conditions. The role owns conversion of reliability requirements into test protocols, fixture and automation design, execution of loads/stresses, data capture and analysis, and clear issue reporting and triage to project or failure-analysis teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Physics, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in reliability or test engineering roles (design and execution of reliability tests, fixture design, or test automation).
- Practical experience with environmental/mechanical test equipment such as vibration tables, shock rigs, thermal chambers, and electrical stress equipment.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming for test automation and data capture (examples: Python, LabVIEW, or similar).
- Strong data analysis skills; experience with statistical analysis and data visualization (Excel, Python, MATLAB, Minitab, etc.).
- Clear technical writing skills for protocols, test plans, and test reports.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail; ability to prioritize multiple test projects.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience with reliability methods such as HALT/HASS, accelerated life testing (ALT).
- Demonstrated experience designing and building test fixtures and custom test rigs.
- Familiarity with design for reliability concepts (FMEA, reliability prediction methods).
- Experience working in regulated industries (medical devices, aerospace, automotive) or with cross-functional FA teams.
- Experience with test equipment control and data acquisition hardware (DAQs, PXI, NI hardware).
Responsibilities
- Translate product reliability requirements and specifications into detailed test protocols and pass/fail criteria.
- Develop and implement mechanical, thermal, electrical, and environmental loads/stresses (e.g., vibration, shock, thermal cycling, humidity, electrical stress) required by the protocols.
- Plan and execute Reliability Demonstration Testing, Characterization Testing, and Ongoing Reliability Testing to validate product robustness across development and production lifecycle.
- Design, build, and validate custom test fixtures and test rigs to enable repeatable, controlled testing.
- Develop and maintain test automation and scripting for test setup, execution, data logging, and analysis (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, or equivalent).
- Execute hands-on testing, monitor test runs, and ensure data integrity and traceability.
- Analyze test data, produce summary reports, and present findings to engineering and program teams.
- Document and report issues discovered during testing; create reproducible problem descriptions, supporting data and test artifacts.
- Triage issues to the appropriate project teams or Failure Analysis (FA) groups and support root-cause investigations as required.
- Maintain and calibrate test equipment and laboratory documentation; ensure test safety and compliance with internal standards and external regulations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, quality, and FA to close reliability issues and feed lessons learned back into the product development cycle.
Benefits
- The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs.
- Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
- Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
