Sr Systems Engineer Abiomed

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:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Sr Systems Engineer Abiomed to join our team located in Danvers, Massachusetts.

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

ABOUT US:

Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory and respiratory support, with a mission of recovering hearts & saving lives. Abiomed's "Patients First!" culture drives our skilled workforce and strong relationships with clinicians. Our innovative product portfolio and robust pipeline provide us the incredible opportunity to bring lifesaving technology to more patients around the world than ever before.

Founded in 1981, Abiomed has a proven track record for growth, integrity, and innovation.

Patients First | Innovation | Winning Culture | Heart Recovery

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will own the design input requirements and provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary projects for advanced medical devices. You will lead design verification activities in preparation for regulatory submissions and work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and clinical engineers while collaborating with cross-functional partners in Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. You will translate system-level requirements into verifiable designs, drive test strategy and execution, and ensure traceability from requirements through verification and reporting.

• Lead ownership of system design inputs and requirements: define, decompose, maintain traceability, and ensure alignment across disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for cross-functional engineering teams (electrical, mechanical, software, clinical).
• Define verification strategy and acceptance criteria derived from design inputs, risk analyses, and regulatory requirements.
• Author, review, and approve verification and validation (V&V) test plans, protocols, procedures, and reports.
• Plan and execute Design Verification Testing (DVT) including extended reliability and environmental tests; ensure test setups meet applicable standards.
• Develop and validate test instrumentation, fixtures, and data acquisition systems needed for verification activities.
• Perform hands-on test execution and troubleshooting; train and guide technicians and engineers on test procedures and best practices.
• Analyze test data using statistical methods; summarize results and provide actionable technical conclusions.
• Coordinate with Quality and Regulatory to prepare verification packages for regulatory submissions; ensure traceability and completeness of documentation.
• Contribute to design failure investigations and supplier/manufacturing issues that may impact Risk Assessment, Hazard Analysis, and Fault Tree Analyses.
• Manage requirements in a requirements-management tool and maintain traceability between requirements, design,…