Senior Software Engineer - Vision R&D

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 Med Tech, 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.

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Job Function: R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function: R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category: Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description: Johnson & Johnson, Robotics and Digital Solutions (RAD) group is recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer - Vision Engineering R&D, located in Cincinnati, OH.

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.

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech is developing a robotic surgical platform that will set a new standard for the modern OR and transform the surgical experience. OTTAVA is designed as a multi‑specialty soft‑tissue surgery robot, activating the benefits of AI/ML, connecting health data inside the operating room and out.

The Senior Software Engineer is a key team member for our Vision Engineering product pipeline, leading and conducting a wide range of assignments in collaboration with the team. This represents an excellent opportunity if you are excited by building transformational surgical capabilities and working in a multi‑functional environment.

• Plan, develop, and validate in hardware, System software, communication interfaces and image signal processing solutions for laparoscopic visualization and advanced imaging products and concepts.
• Develop technical requirements and architecture, collaborating with internal and external team members, that will support not just a product but a platform for long‑term growth.
• Execute subsystem technical strategies and influence internal multi‑functional teams to execute feasibility and product development efforts.
• Manage project and technical work you're doing to meet the goals of assigned projects.
• Collaborate with external technology companies to integrate advanced imaging technologies into proprietary visualization platforms.
• Partner with external product development / manufacturing organizations in defining requirements, executing electronic and software subsystems, and launching new products.
• Establish and maintain strong, productive relationships and collaborations across internal, external, and partner organizations.
• Conducting and/or participating in technical design reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, etc.
• Contribute to all aspects of design control activities throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And

Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in product design and development, including demonstrated success developing system software that interfaces with embedded devices.
• Proven ability to translate user and system-level requirements into scalable hardware/software architectures, detailed designs, communication interfaces, and high-quality software deliverables.
• Strong working knowledge of system software design tools, operating systems, and programming languages, such as C++, Linux, and Python.
• Solid understanding of…