Senior Clinical Engineer

Robotics and Digital Solutions, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech family of companies, is recruiting for a Senior Clinical Engineer for the Strategic Robotics R&D Team. This position is located in Santa Clara, CA.

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. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion.

What We Do:

The Strategic Robotics R&D team envisions a future for robotic intervention that is targeted, minimally invasive, and personalized. Building upon a deep understanding of patient and physician needs, we are developing a platform for the next evolution of soft-tissue robotic care!

Who We Are:

We are a team of clinical, electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, robotic controls, and software engineers who are passionate about improving patient care. The team includes a wide range of experience levels from junior engineers to industry experts. We value autonomy and empower each other to take action while remaining a supportive and closely knit team. We take pride in our culture and are committed to building an environment that is inclusive and promotes diversity of thought through varied experiences and backgrounds.

You:

As a member of the Strategic Robotics R&D team you will join us on our journey to design and build one of the world's most advanced medical robotic platforms. You will have the opportunity to understand user needs, establish clinical and engineering requirements, consider clinical risks, and identify solutions to guide product development. This role offers high autonomy and growth opportunities within the team as we progress towards realizing our vision.

Performance Objectives and Responsibilities:

• Utilize in-depth clinical, technical, and design control knowledge to collaborate with a cross-functional team to discover, define, develop, and validate a new product

• Research relevant disease states, treatment options, patient pathways, surgical techniques, and competitive technologies

• Discover unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical input to engineering design requirements

• Develop test models and test methods for clinically relevant product evaluations

• Collaborate with physicians and key clinical users on procedure development and understanding product feedback

• Create and document new product clinical use workflows, assess clinical hazards, and propose potential mitigations

• Develop a design validation testing strategy that ensures the product meets defined customer requirements