Sr Eng Manu Eng

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 MedTech, 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. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Milpitas, California, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

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 MedTech, 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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/

About Johnson & Johnson MedTech:

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 activities for the precision mechanical and electromechanical systems that enable the OTTAVA™ surgical robotics platform. You will develop, validate, and scale assembly processes, tooling, equipment, and manufacturing controls that translate complex design requirements into reliable production solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to help build the future of surgical robotics.

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 https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer with exceptional drive and urgency to lead new product introduction, process development, and industrialization activities for our advanced robotic medical device systems.

The successful candidate will bring specialized expertise in surgical robotic arm structures and instrument-drive end mechanisms, leading process design, precision assembly, metrology, and validation for one of the most technically demanding product families in medical robotics.

This role owns the complete manufacturing engineering lifecycle for robotic arm kinematic chains, multi-degree-of-freedom joint assemblies, wrist mechanisms, and instrument drive units, where micron-level assembly precision directly translates to surgical accuracy, patient safety, and clinical outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines deep mechanical intuition with rigorous process engineering discipline, regulatory fluency, and hands-on expertise with the precision measurement and assembly equipment required to build and verify surgical-grade robotic mechanisms at scale.

This role demands someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, takes proactive ownership of complex technical challenges, and can rapidly troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing issues that impact product launches. You’ll be instrumental in bridging design intent and manufacturing reality for next-generation surgical robotics platforms.

Why This Role Matters:

You’ll be instrumental in bringing next-generation robotic surgical systems from concept to reality, working on mechanisms that require a high level of precision and reliability. …