Johnson & Johnson

Senior Systems Engineer

Johnson & Johnson$125K — $201K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 4+ years of engineering experience, preferably in complex systems.
  • Proven leadership and teamwork capabilities across diverse functions.
  • Knowledge of requirements and risk management tools.
  • Experience in translating user needs into system architecture.
  • Strong analytical skills for breaking down complex engineering problems.
  • Effective communication skills for multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Define system and subsystem architecture and deliverables for electro-mechanical systems.
  • Lead teams in making trade-off decisions, balancing various priorities.
  • Ensure alignment of R&D priorities with customer and business needs.
  • Collaborate to plan and address development risks across critical systems.
  • Standardize and enhance Systems Engineering processes for efficiency.
  • Work with verification teams to devise and apply design testing strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Competitive retirement plans including a pension and 401(k).
  • Generous vacation and sick leave policy, totaling 160 hours annually.
  • Parental leave of 480 hours for new parents within one year of a child’s arrival.
  • Options for volunteer, caregiver, and military spouse time-off leave.
Full Job Description
Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

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

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a central role in the success of the next generation of surgical robotics by bringing technical expertise and interpersonal skills to a sophisticated, fast-paced development team. You will guide development of system and subsystem architecture and design with a focus on capital equipment by maintaining a comprehensive view of the system and balancing input from both the business and the user. In this role, you will drive key architectural, design, and interface decisions and are responsible for ensuring the completeness and quality of the associated design controls and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define Architecture, Requirements, and Risk Management deliverables for a complex electro-mechanical system and associated subsystem(s) with a focus on capital equipment.
  • Lead cross-functional teams through trade-off decisions, balancing customer needs, business goals, technical complexity, and safety.
  • Align R&D teams to customer and business needs through clear communication and effective leadership.
  • Collaborate within R&D to plan and mitigate development risks across critical interfaces.
  • Improve and standardize Systems Engineering processes.
  • Work with verification teams to create test strategies and ensure design input verifiability.


Qualifications:
  • Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering (e.g., Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Biomedical), Computer Science, or other related field.
  • 4+ years of related work experience in an engineering role.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate across teams and functions.
  • Working knowledge of requirements and risk management tools and processes.
  • Experience translating business and user needs to system and subsystem architecture and requirements.
  • Ability to break down complex engineering problems into manageable components.
  • Ability to effectively communicate concepts and ideas to multi-functional audiences.
  • Experience working within quality management systems.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% travel, domestic and/or international.


Assets:
  • 2+ years in a systems engineering role.
  • Experience with surgical devices, procedures, and customers.
  • Experience within medical device industry or other regulated industry.
  • Experience performing product risk analysis activities (e.g., in accordance with ISO 14971).
  • Experience with JAMA or similar requirements management tools.
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).


Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$125,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are 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.
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 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
Condolence Leave - 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave - 10 days
Volunteer Leave - 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours
Additional information can be found through the link below.
https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

About Johnson & Johnson

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