Sr Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer​/Surgical Robotics-OTTAVA

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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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J&J Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med‑tech platforms:
Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing team where you’ll create breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals' skills and improves patient outcomes.

In this role, you will lead manufacturing engineering for the OTTAVA™ surgeon input device, the surgeon-facing control subsystem attached to the Physician Console that captures precise hand inputs used to remotely control surgical instruments and endoscopes. You will integrate mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, assembly, calibration, and test requirements to deliver robust and scalable production processes for this critical electromechanical subsystem. You will help shape manufacturing strategy early, prevent costly launch delays, and establish robust processes that scale while meeting the highest quality standards.

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer with drive and expertise in precision electromechanical devices and multi‑axis controls to lead NPI, assembly, calibration, testing, validation, and industrialization for the OTTAVA™ surgeon input device. This role owns the complete manufacturing engineering lifecycle for surgeon input device assemblies, including precision mechanical subassemblies, multi‑degree‑of‑freedom links and joints, motors, encoders, sensors, cable‑ and gear‑driven elements, and integrated electronics.

• Design and own assembly processes for the OTTAVA™ surgeon input device and its major precision mechanical subassemblies, links and joints, motors, encoders, sensors, and integrated electronics.
• Develop assembly sequence logic that controls system error, friction, preload, transmission tension or engagement, encoder alignment, and cumulative variation across the device workspace.
• Define and validate datum schemes, fixturing strategies, and measurement methods that maintain consistent reference frames from component‑level assembly through full device integration.
• Author and release manufacturing processes for complex electromechanical assemblies, including MPIs, travelers, eDHR workflows, process maps, and inspection criteria.
• Define assembly and inspection processes for integrated electromechanical assemblies incorporating bearings, shafts, belts, cables, springs, seals, shims, adhesives, lubricants, fasteners, PCAs, harnesses, and precision‑machined structures.
• Determine component‑, subassembly‑, and device‑level metrology, instrumentation, and test requirements for assembly reliability and verification.
• Define and implement precision assembly equipment and fixtures designed for scalable industrialization, such as fastening systems, micro‑torque tools, press‑fit equipment, bonding and dispensing systems, and alignment fixtures.
• Develop and improve the mechanical processes and inputs that influence calibration and test outcomes, including assembly setup, alignment, preload,…