Embedded Software Engineer

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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R&D Product Development

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Scientific/Technology

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for an Embedded Software Engineer. 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

• Design, development, and test software per medical device software development life cycle (IEC-62304).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including hardware, firmware, and systems engineering to deliver integrated solutions.
• Work with internal and external partner resources to develop and release software in a timely manner per SOPs.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, collaborate to resolve issues and implement corrective action.
• Convert user need into software requirements and contribute to software risk management activities.
• Integrate Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making.

• B.S / M.S. in computer science, math, or an engineering field or equivalent work experience; M.S. preferred.
• Experience writing memory and run‑time efficient code in C/C++ on an embedded platform (micro‑controller, microprocessor).
• Experience in developing multi‑threaded applications on real‑time operating systems.
• Comfortable with system‑level troubleshooting using EE and software tools.
• Familiarity with QNX and FDA 524B cybersecurity guidelines would be a big plus.
• Experience in the medical device industry is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of cardiovascular physiology would be a big PLUS.
• Willing to travel 5% of the time to meet with customers to assess product performance in the field and gather user needs.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Self‑motivated and willing to learn and explore new technologies.
• Independent, efficient, and able to manage competing priorities.

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.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $76,000 - $. 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…