Manager, HW Reliability Testing

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Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for aManager HW Reliability Testing within our Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. The location for this position isSanta Clara CA.

At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions were changing the trajectory of health for humanity using robotics to enhance healthcare providers abilities and improve patients diagnoses treatments and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health Verb Surgical C-SATS and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH) Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA) and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara) Cincinnati and Seattle. Youll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals skills and improves patient outcomes.

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Were looking for a highly motivated and experienced manager who can lead the planning execution and continuous improvement of reliability testing programs to ensure products meet or exceed lifetime safety and quality expectations. This role manages test strategy lab operations cross-functional coordination and supplier testing activities driving data driven decisions to reduce field failures and improve product robustness. The successful candidate will inherit a small existing team and projects requiring the manager to both grow the team and provide technical guidance.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Define and implement reliability test strategies (accelerated life testing HALT/HASS thermal/thermal cycling vibration shock electrical stress).

• Develop test protocols acceptance criteria and test schedules aligned with product requirements and regulatory standards.

• Lead mentor and resource-manage a team of test engineers technicians and lab staff.

• Oversee lab operations: equipment selection calibration capacity planning maintenance and safety/compliance.

• Coordinate cross-functional test campaigns with design manufacturing quality and field service teams.

• Manage external test labs and suppliers vendor selection test specifications contract oversight and result validation.

• Work with Design for Reliability and core design teams to analyze test data interpret failure modes and drive corrective/preventive actions using root cause methods (FMEA 8D DMAIC).

• Maintain test documentation and ensure traceability: test plans reports data logs and change records.

• Monitor and review metrics and reporting for reliability performance present insights into engineering leadership and stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement of test methods automation and data analytics to increase throughput and reduce test cycle times.

• Lead and participate in refining the reliability and testing related processes.

Required Knowledge/Skills Education And Experience:

• Minimum B.S (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 8 years of industry experience or M.S (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 6 years of industry experience or Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field equivalent) with 4 years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role.

• Hands-on experience with environmental and life test methods (thermal vibration shock humidity life-cycle tests).

• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering tools and failure analysis (FMEA Weibull analysis root cause techniques).

• Proven experience managing test labs equipment procurement/calibration and external testing vendors.

• Excellent data analysis skills; familiarity with statistical software and test data systems.

• Strong communication skills and experience coordinating cross-functional teams.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills Education And Experience:

• Product development experience with at least two products preferably medical devices from concept to launch

• Understanding of clinical procedures

The Company maintains highly competitive performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporations performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical dental vision life insurance short- and long-term disability business accident insurance and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay including Floating Holidays up to 13 days per calendar year

• Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits please go to: job posting is anticipated to close on 02/02/26. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

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.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodationexternal applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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