Job Function:
R&D Product Development
Job Sub Function:
R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Job Description:
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We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Electrical Engineer, R&D – MedTech to support our handheld medical devices business. This role will be located in Cincinnati, OH & work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. Relocation assistance is available for the ideal candidate.
Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.
Purpose:
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be a key member of the Capital Systems and Electrical Engineering Center-of-Excellence (COE) within the Endo-mechanical & Energy R&D organization.
The Senior R&D Electrical Engineer will work cross‑functionally with hardware and system engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to drive a broad range of initiatives—from new product development and product enhancements to regulatory compliance, quality improvements, process simplification, and cost optimization. As part of the COE, s/he will serve as a technical leader/subject-matter-expert, influence best practices and help elevate electrical engineering capabilities across the organization.
This role offers a unique blend of hands‑on engineering, technical leadership, and strategic problem‑solving in a fast‑paced R&D environment where innovation, quality, and reliability are critical.
You will be responsible for:
- Deliver robust electrical system solutions, leading circuit design, component selection, and seamless integration of electrical hardware and embedded software.
- Drive and coordinate high‑impact engineering changes that improve devices’ electrical hardware and software performance and/or achieve cost‑optimization
- Lead or support root cause investigations, gap analysis, and corrective actions to quickly resolve electrical design, field performance, and manufacturing issues
- Drive compliance with applicable regulatory and industry, supporting verification, validation, risk management, and audit readiness.
- Provide technical mentorship, design guidance, coaching and best‑practice recommendations to engineers and project teams across the organization.
- Shape the future of the COE by driving continuous improvement in standards, tools, and engineering processes.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field is required. Advanced degree preferred.
- A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role in Research & Development is required.
- Experience translating high-level customer needs into technical requirements, analyzing the tradeoffs and business impacts is required.
- Experience with analog and digital circuitry design and development is required.
- PCBA ideation, concept generation, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience are required.
- Expertise in root cause analysis, verification and validation (V&V) testing and authoring test protocols is required.
- Demonstrated ability to debug and test electrical systems using test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers is required.
- Strong collaboration across organizational boundaries, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills are required.
- Experience in the medical device sector or other highly regulated industries is required.
- Hands‑on expertise in rapid prototyping, simulation, and iterative testing to quickly validate concepts and de‑risk electrical designs is preferred.
- Experience with family of standards for electrical safety of medical devices IEC 60601 is preferred.
- Familiarity with applicable standards for Battery design, manufacturing storage and transportation is preferred.
- Experience with various programming languages (e.g. Labview, C, C++, Python, etc.) is preferred.
- This position is based in Cincinnati, OH, and may involve up to 10% travel.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Accelerating, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Design Mindset, Feasibility Studies, Process Improvements, Product Design, Product Knowledge, Program Management, Prototyping, Research and Development, Robotic Automation, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Smart Systems, Technical Research, Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$109,000.00 - $174,800.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
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
