Johnson & Johnson

Staff Electrical Design Engineer - R&D

Johnson & Johnson$109K — $174K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering
  • Experience with PCBA design and manufacturing
  • Proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium
  • Expertise in board-level circuit design and signal integrity
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and with external partners
  • Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage lifecycle of critical Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)
  • Document designs and specifications following design control processes
  • Develop and debug embedded product software
  • Conduct root cause investigations for electrical and software issues
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and Test Engineers on verification strategies
  • Lead External Standards testing for capital equipment
  • Mentor junior engineering staff to enhance team capabilities

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life, short- and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Up to 120 hours of vacation annually
  • 10% travel requirement, both domestic and international
Full Job Description

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:

Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Staff Electrical Design Engineer, R&D!

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. was created 30 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today. Our diverse team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists are on the forefront of technology in the medical device industry.

The Staff Electrical Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with our NPD teams to design, and develop electrical systems for use in cutting edge medical devices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the design, manufacturing, and lifecycle of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) that is critical to the functionality of the capital device.

  • Document designs, specifications, and requirements per design control processes.

  • Drive the design, development, and debugging of embedded product software to integrate with mechanical, electrical, and distributed computing systems.

  • Lead root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues that arise during the prototype and production processes.

  • Own the hardware verification strategy with Manufacturing and Test Engineers to implement automated testing of the capital equipment.

  • Lead the External Standards testing efforts for the capital equipment.

  • Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices.

Qualifications:

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

  • A results and performance driven approach with strong sense of accountability.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related degree.

  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role.

  • PCBA design, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience.

  • Experience with embedded electrical design.

  • Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium to design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs.

  • Detailed understanding of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues.

  • Demonstrated ability working across subject areas with internal and external partners.

  • Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

  • Design control experience.

  • Experience debugging embedded hardware systems.

  • FPGA design and test experience (SystemVerilog or VHDL)

  • Experience with various communication protocols (e.g. Bluetooth, SPI, I2C, USB, UART, USART, etc.).

  • Experience with Distributed Data Services (DDS), e.g. (RTI Connext, OpenDDS, MQTT, or similar distributed data sharing libraries).

  • Experience with IEC 60601-1, 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-2, IEC 62304, etc. and relevant standards within Medical Devices, or equivalent standards in other industries.

  • Experience with CANOpen communication protocol.

  • Experience working with different Operating Systems, particularly QNX and Linux.

  • Familiarity with cybersecurity threat assessment and mitigation strategies.

  • Use of Agile methodology as part of daily activities.

Other:

  • Requires up to 10% travel, domestic and international travel

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $109,000.00 to $174,800.00

Are you interested in an excellent opportunity to be a key contributor to bringing exciting new products to market while also providing the opportunity for professional growth? Apply today!

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

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  

Required Skills:

Embedded Design, Manufacturing, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Signal Integrity, Troubleshooting Hardware

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Circuit Designs, Critical Thinking, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Execution Focus, Lean Supply Chain Management, Predictive Maintenance, Problem Management, Problem Solving, Product Installation, Program Management, Project Reporting, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technologically Savvy, Testing

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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