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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 **Job Function:** R&D Product Development **Job Sub** **Function:** R&D Mechanical Engineering **Job Category:** Scientific/Technology **All Job Posting Locations:** Santa Clara, California, United States of America **Job Description:** Johnson & Johnson, Robotics and Digital (RAD) Solutions is recruiting for a **Staff Mechanical Engineer - R&D Robotics** located in Santa Clara, CA. Robotics and Digital Solutions, is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers' abilities and improve patients' diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You'll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals' skills and improves patient outcomes. You will contribute to the development of a complex robotic medical platform. For a self-motivated individual, this is a unique opportunity to jump into the middle of a fast-paced environment passionate about quantitative results and delivery of a platform that exceeds expectations. **Overview:** We're looking for a highly motivated person who is passionate about mechanical design and applying this knowledge to the field of medical robotics. You'll be part of a fast-paced environment within a multi-disciplinary engineering team which is focused on quantitative results and delivery of a system that exceeds expectations of the customer. As an experienced professional, you will lead projects, mentor engineers, communicate within and across teams, and demonstrate and share your sophisticated mechanical engineering knowledge to drive projects to completion. In addition to team collaboration, you'll also actively work on results-oriented individual projects within medical robotics. **Core Job Responsibilities:** + As a member of the Mechanical Engineering R&D team, you will contribute to the development of a robotic platform for surgical applications focusing on large systems, sophisticated actuators, structural designs, instrument manipulators, instrument interfaces, robotic setup joint systems and electronic packaging. + Understand system and subsystem-level requirements and component capabilities in order to design elegant solutions to problems which may appear to be highly constrained. + Design and create electromechanical prototypes which can be used to inform and drive design decisions. + Provide hands-on, troubleshooting, process and manufacturing assistance in support of a rapid development cycle. + Create design solutions which utilize engineering methods with good documentation processes and be able to release design documentation through an ECO process. + Ability and willingness to work through all phases of product development from conceptualization to mass production. + Must be capable of working independently and in a team, while being flexible, self-motivated, curious and willing to redefine the world of medical robotics. **Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:** + Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering field with 7+ years of industry experience designing and building electromechanical systems. + Demonstrated excellence in both mechanical and electromechanical mechanism design. + Proven experience with various types of motors, encoders, sensors, and geartrain, torque transfer, and linear guide hardware. + Experience designing for manufacturability and solid understanding of common manufacturing processes: machining, casting, stamping, forming, injection molding. + Comfortable with all phases of product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification & validation, qualification, and transfer to manufacturing. + Proven experience and proficiency using CAD to design and document both large and small parts and assemblies. + Ability to perform basic FEA or other analyses focused on mechanical strength, heat generation and dynamic performance. + Practical or professional experience in robotics. **Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:** + Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering field. + Experience in medical capital equipment. + Experience working in an ISO and FDA regulated environment. 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: This job posting is anticipated to close on 06/18/25. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications. 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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. **The anticipated base pay range for this position is :** The anticipated base pay range for this position is $141,000.00 to $227,700.00 Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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