Principal Software Engineer-LabVIEW

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

Milpitas, California, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a Principal Software Engineer‑LabVIEW located in Milpitas, CA. 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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved?

Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting‑edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

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Our Laser software team of developers are at the forefront of technology in the medical device industry. You will be making a vital contribution to the New Product Development pipeline and transforming patient care through innovation. Our Staff Software Engineer leads software/firmware development projects that provide creative, functional, cost effective, and validated product designs in a team‑based environment. This is an opportunity for a key role in bringing exciting new products to market in support of the J&J Vision.

This role is expected to contribute independently to the completion of project goals as well as work collaboratively with other cross‑function teams.

• Lead embedded software architecture, design, and development for safety critical medical device application
• Develop code as part of larger software development projects. Evaluate available options and implement the best approaches
• Adhere to all procedures for end-to-end software / firmware development life cycle including requirements, design, coding, unit testing, system integration, and software release
• Hands‑on troubleshooting to resolve system, hardware, and software issues requiring data analysis to identify underlying root cause
• Oversight of development and deliverables from outsourced vendor
• Serve as subject matter expert in areas of competence
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day‑to‑day interactions with team

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 9 years, or Ph.D. with 7 years of experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability in software / firmware development delivering reliable, testable and maintainable code for embedded system
• Proven experience in LabVIEW under Windows or Linux
• Must have experience with LabVIEW RT
• Experience with FPGA Modules
• Experience with hardware / software integration and issue resolution
• Experience with software development best‑practices, source code control, requirement and design documentation, code review, and software release
• Experience with at least one full cycle of commercial product release
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams and…