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Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com\nAs guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.\nJob Function:\nSupply Chain EngineeringJob Sub Function:\nElectrical EngineeringJob Category:\nScientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:\nSan Jose, California, United States of AmericaJob Description:\nJohnson & Johnson's MedTech Surgery team at MONARCH is recruiting for a Staff Manufacturing Electrical Engineer within our Robotics & Digital Solutions (RAD) organization. This role is based in San Jose, California.\nThis role will provide hands-on electrical and electronics engineering support for complex robotic equipment, including system-level electrical architecture, PCB/PCBA electronics, manufacturing test systems, obsolescence management, and sustaining engineering activities.\nOur MedTech team is working to solve pressing healthcare challenges through innovations at the intersection of biology and technology. We harness our deep expertise in surgery, orthopedics, vision, and interventional solutions to design healthcare solutions that are smarter, less invasive, and more personalized. The MedTech Surgery organization combines our surgical portfolio with Robotics & Digital technologies to advance the future of surgery.\nAre you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that is reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the opportunity to deliver technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help support treatment of prevalent conditions such as lung cancer and kidney stones. Patients are waiting.\nKey Role Responsibilities\nOwn and lead root-cause investigations for system-level electrical issues originating from manufacturing, field complaints, service activities, MRB dispositions, nonconformances, and sustaining engineering needs.\nSolve electrical systems including power distribution, motor control, sensors, cabling, harnesses, interconnects, controllers, and system-level electronics.\nCoordinate with R&D on system-level electrical changes and ensure proposed solutions are compatible with mechanical, firmware, software, and other system subsystems.\nDrive electrical design changes through appropriate ECO and change-control processes.\nLead PCB/PCBA-level failure analysis and work with R&D to define and validate schematic, layout, component, and board-level changes required to resolve technical issues.\nReview schematics, PCB layouts, component selections, test, and electronics architecture to find opportunities for reliability, manufacturability, performance, and cost improvements.\nSupport PCB/PCBA rework, prototype builds, engineering evaluations, and qualification of board-level design changes.\nPartner with contract manufacturers and suppliers to implement PCB/PCBA rework, prototype builds, component substitutions, and board-level modifications.\nEnsure Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) considerations are addressed during sustaining design changes.\nLead electrical and electronics obsolescence-management activities and proactively identify component lifecycle risks.\nApply Altium, SiliconExpert, or equivalent engineering tools to support PCB design activities, component lifecycle analysis, and alternate component selection.\nFind opportunities to replace obsolete, high-risk, or costly electronic components while maintaining product quality, performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.\nSupport board-level upgrades and modifications intended to improve product performance, reliability, serviceability, supply continuity, or cost.\nLead or support Risk Management File updates resulting from electrical or electronics design changes.\nCoordinate with R&D and Quality to ensure required risk documentation is updated and continued compliance with applicable electrical safety and EMC standards is maintained, including IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2.\nLead or support CAPA and nonconformance investigations related to system-level electrical and PCB/PCBA issues.\nDrive structured root-cause analysis, corrective actions, effectiveness checks, and investigation closure in alignment with Quality System and regulatory timelines.\nSupport manufacturing line-down situations, production escapes, reliability issues, service issues, and field-return investigations.\nProvide hands-on technical guidance during solving, prototype builds, validation, reliability testing, and production implementation.\nPartner closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Service, Supplier Quality, Operations, and external manufacturing partners to resolve complex electrical issues and maintain production continuity.\nCommunicate technical findings, risks, recommendations, status, and implementation plans clearly to technical and nontechnical partners.\nEnsure engineering documentation, investigations, design-change rationale, and supporting records are complete, accurate, traceable, and audit-ready.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives that improve manufacturing readiness, product reliability, test coverage, operational efficiency, and overall product lifecycle performance.\nRequired Qualifications\nA minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical team; advanced degree in a relevant engineering field is preferred.\nSubstantial professional experience in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or sophisticated electromechanical systems.\nStrong hands-on experience fixing electrical systems and PCB/PCBA electronics.\nProven ability to perform structured root-cause analysis and translate findings into practical engineering solutions.\nAbility to read, interpret, and modify electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, component specifications, test procedures, and system architecture documentation.\n12+ years of experience working in the medical device, healthcare, or life sciences industry.\nExperience working with PCB/PCBA design, failure analysis, board-level debugging, component selection, or sustaining design changes.\nExperience working multi-functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.\nKnowledge of good manufacturing practices and documentation requirements for production processes.\nStrong understanding of engineering change control, validation, documentation control, and Quality System requirements within a regulated environment.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present technical findings and recommendations.\nDemonstrated ability to independently prioritize multiple technical issues and drive activities through closure.\nDemonstrate Credo-based leadership and collaboration.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree, PhD, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering field.\nExperience in control engineering using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) or Microcontroller Units (MCUs) is highly preferred.\nExperience in medical device manufacturing or another highly supervised industry.\nExperience with robotic systems, capital equipment, sophisticated electromechanical systems, manufacturing test equipment, or system-level sustaining engineering.\nExperience with Altium Designer or equivalent PCB design software.\nExperience with SiliconExpert or equivalent component lifecycle and obsolescence-management tools.\nExperience with PCB layout review, board bring-up, debugging, rework, and design modification.\nExperience working with contract manufacturers on PCB/PCBA builds, rework, qualification, and design changes.\nStrong knowledge of DFM and DFT principles.\nExperience with electrical component obsolescence management and alternate component qualification.\nFamiliarity with IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 requirements.\nExperience with CAPA, nonconformance investigations, Risk Management Files, ECOs, and design-change processes.\nKnowledge of Quality System, QSIT and FDA guidelines, 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and applicable guidance.\nFamiliarity with ETQ, SAP, Agile, Box, Jira, Maximo, Minitab, or similar engineering and quality-system tools.\nExperience supporting NPI, design transfer, reliability testing, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing operations.\nLean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continues improvement certification is preferred.\nOther\nThis role may require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel based on business needs.\nThe attendance policy for this role is fully onsite.\nWe’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through innovative programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. For more information on how we support our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.\nJohnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected status.\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.\nRequired Skills:\nPreferred Skills:\nThe anticipated base pay range for this position is :\n$118,000.00 to $179,035.50Additional Description for Pay Transparency:\nSubject 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)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. 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