Senior Electrical Engineer, R&D - MedTech

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. 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

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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:

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world's most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

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.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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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