J&J Surgery Cincinnati Electrical Engineering Co-op, Spring 2026

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for Electrical Engineering Co-ops for the Spring 2026 term within our MedTech sector located in Cincinnati OH.

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The Ethicon business offers a broad range of products platforms and technologiesincluding sutures surgical staplers advanced energy robotic surgery clip appliers trocars and synthetic mesh devicesthat are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Specialties include support for treatment of colorectal and thoracic conditions womens health conditions hernias cancer and obesity. The Ethicon business combines products and services of two market leading legacy companies both with long histories of medical innovation. Ethicon Inc. based in Somerville New Jersey was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in suture development and manufacturing helping to transform the safety and effectiveness of open surgery. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. was created 25 years ago in Cincinnati Ohio.

The Spring2026 term dates are from 1/12/2025 05/01/2026

As an Electrical Engineering Co-op at Ethicon you will have the chance to:

• Be a contributing member to one of our teams developing: electrical and electromechanical surgical instruments surgical robotics electronic operating room equipment or systems for automated data acquisition analysis and visualization

• Use state of the art tools to perform testing experimentation and validation in support of product design.

• Support team members in design conducting experiments data acquisition and analysis troubleshooting assembly and fabrication of prototypes and equipment.

• Gain product development experience such as concept generation circuit design writing firmware and software printed circuit board design and fabrication system prototyping testing and debugging hardware and software and documentation.

• Assist in developing laboratory testing interpreting data results and recommending next steps.

Responsibilities will increase with each rotation as you learn more by returning to school. Rotations are generally 12 weeks and availability for multiple rotations is desired. We offer a competitive wage and housing assistance to non-local students that live 50 miles from the site. The R&D Design & Development Co-op program provides each student with a great support system as well as the opportunity to meet people from various schools throughout the country.

All co-ops that qualify for housing assistance will receive a one-time taxable stipend to support the cost of living during the co-op term. Prior to the start date all co-ops will be connected with other incoming co-ops and provided with housing resources to individually secure housing arrangements. Transportation is not provided; all co-ops are responsible for securing their own transportation to and from the site daily.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in an accredited College/Institution pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related field

• Be in your second year or above in school at the beginning of the co-op term in Aug 2025 with a graduation date after December 2025

• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0

• Authorized to work in the United States during the full duration of the co-op

• Have demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities.

• Interest in the Medical Device Industry

• Basic knowledge and experience with:

• Analog hardware design and analysis

• Embedded Systems (Microcontrollers Arduino Raspberry Pi)

• Circuit board and/or system troubleshooting

• Making measurements using typical electrical laboratory equipment (Oscilloscope Digital Multimeter etc

• MATLAB Python or equivalent scripting languages

Preferred :

• Knowledge and experience with:

• Statistical analysis and/or Design of Experiments (Minitab Weibull/Reliasoft SAS R)

• Risk management

• Designing product components and subsystems familiarity with manufacturing processes and related design requirements and constraints

• Schematic capture circuit board design and fabrication (Altium Cadence KiCAD etc).

• Circuit simulation using LTSpice or other SPICE software

• Embedded Systems such as coding in C/C VHDL Verilog and with peripherals such as Ethernet USB and busses such as I2C and SPI

• Coding in LabVIEW MATLAB or Python for test automation and data post-processing

• Previous Experience in the Medical Device Industry

The anticipated base pay for this position is Sophomore $24.75/hr Junior $25.75/hr Senior $27.75/hr Masters degree $33/hr Software Engineering major w/ 2 years experience post-grad $37/hr Ph.D. degree $51.50/hr. This is a duration-based role with ineligibility for severance.

Benefits:

• Co-Ops/Interns may be eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.

• Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington up to 56 hours per calendar year

• Co-Ops and Interns may be eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension)

For additional general information on Company benefits please go to job posting is anticipated to close at 11:59pm EST on May 2nd. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available onto accept additional applications.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S. must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g. H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT OPT or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

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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