Senior Manager, R&D Software Engineering

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: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Milpitas, California, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a Senior Manager, R&D Software Engineering 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.

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Purpose: Our Laser software team of developers are at the forefront of technology in the medical device industry. You will lead and manage an agile team of talented software engineers making a vital contribution to the New Product Development pipeline and transforming patient care through innovation. You will manage 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 work collaboratively with other cross‑function teams.

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers.
• Define team goals, development roadmaps, and performance metrics.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Align software development efforts with organizational objectives and product strategies.

• Guide architecture, design, development, and integration for safety critical medical device application and embedded software systems using (but not limited to) C/C++, Python, Qt, LabVIEW, .NET.
• Guide integration with hardware components and communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, etc.).
• Ensuring all software development complies with regulatory standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 62304). Develop code as part of larger software development projects. Overseeing development from conception to validation, ensuring documentation meets regulatory standards
• Drive adoption of best practices in version control, CI/CD, Unit Testing, and debugging.
• Ensure “Secure-by-Design” and “Privacy-by-Design” to comply with the cybersecurity and privacy requirements for various regions; e.g.: FDA guidelines based on Section 3305 of the Omnibus -- "Ensuring Cybersecurity of Medical Devices".
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team

• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing priorities and resources.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, QA, product, regulatory, and operations teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software within budget constraints.
• Maintain…