Software Engineer, Software

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

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

About Surgery:
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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world.

Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

We are searching for the best talent for our Software Engineer, Real-time Software position. This position will be located in Santa Clara, CA.

You will be developing software for our groundbreaking medical robotic platform OTTAVA. You will write code to control robotics hardware, architect communication protocols talking to embedded devices and provide testing infrastructure. If you have a passion for writing elegant software in mission critical domain and want to work in a fun, ambitious mechatronics environment, this is the job you’ve been searching for.

We’ve assembled a team of outstanding engineers and are looking for a new team member to join us!

• Develop and maintain multi-threaded, multi-core real-time C++ software components within EtherCAT, CAN and proprietary communication stack
• Debug timing, synchronization and communication issues in real-time control loops
• Write and execute unit, integration, and system-level tests for safety-critical software
• Collaborate with Controls, Systems, FPGA/EE and V&V teams to integrate software with hardware platforms
• Participate in code reviews, static analysis, and defect triage
• Implement risk mitigations in software
• Contribute to design documentation, requirement traceability, and verification artifacts

• B.S or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or Robotics
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in writing multi-threaded C++ production software
• Essential modern C++ (Memory management, performance, concurrency)
• Proficiency in OS concepts (scheduling, interrupts, threading, IPC)
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and basic debugging tools (JTAG, Scopes etc.)

• Exposure to Linux/RTOS environments
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (EtherCAT, CAN/CANO
  
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• Experience with Python scripting for test automation or tooling
• Knowledge of IEC 62304 or other regulated software development standards
• Comfortable in debugging software which controls hardware devices

• This position may require up to 5% travel.
• This position is located in Santa Clara, California.

$87,000.00 - $

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

• Vacation - 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado
  -48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington
  -56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time -…