Systems Integration Engineer - Hardware

Robotics & Digital Solutions, a part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Systems Integration Engineer – Compute Hardware located in Santa Clara, California. In this role you will integrate hardware, software, and firmware to deliver the compute, power, networking, and vision system for the OTTAVA™ surgical robotics platform.

• Bring up, debug, and integrate electrical, software, firmware, and mechanical components to build complex systems.
• Conduct root cause investigations into system failures and provide critical input to design teams.
• Engineer innovative features to prevent recurring issues.
• Characterize and calibrate system performance.
• Define and develop production tests in collaboration with the manufacturing team.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including hardware, software, robotics control, surgical instruments, clinical, architecture, manufacturing, operations, and service.

• BS in Computer, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant experience, or MS/PhD in the same fields with 1+ year of experience.
• Fundamental understanding of computer hardware, software, embedded systems, operating systems, networking, board‑level electronics circuits, and power electronics.
• Hands‑on experience integrating, bringing up, and debugging complex systems that include electronics, embedded systems, computers, servers, instrumentation, networking equipment, and/or sensors.
• Strong proficiency in Python for programming, scripting, and modifying existing code.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, organization, and collaboration through project experience.
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex, ambiguous engineering issues into solvable problems (preferred).
• Demonstrated ownership of problems with a can‑do attitude, taking initiative to identify solutions (preferred).
• Experience designing and bringing up new PCBs and integrating with sensors, microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino), and mechanical components (preferred).
• Exposure to biomedical engineering or robotics (preferred).
• Willingness to work on‑site in Santa Clara, California is required.

• Anticipated base pay range: $106,000 – $170,775.
• Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for Colorado, 56 hours for Washington).
• Floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, personal and family time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver leave: 80 hours per 52‑week rolling period.
• Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military spouse time‑off: 80 hours per calendar year.
• Health and financial benefits: competitive compensation, 401(k), pension, medical, dental, and vision insurance, exercise reimbursement, flexible time off, paid volunteer and parental leave, and more.

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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