Sr Design for Reliability Engineer

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Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions (RAD) group is recruiting for aSeniorDesign for ReliabilityEngineer - Robotics located inSanta 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.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is developing a robotic surgical platform that will set a new standard for the modern OR and transform the surgical experience. OTTAVA is designed as a multi-specialty soft-tissue surgery robot activating the benefits of AI/ML connecting health data inside the operating room and out.

Overview:

We are seeking a proactive Design for Reliability (DfR) Engineer to embed reliability thinking into product design and specifications for our surgical robotic system. This role will drive reliability analysis fatigue and durability assessment and testspecificationdevelopment to ensure products meet lifetimerequirements. TheDfREngineer will partner closely with Field Reliability EngineeringFailure Analysis Reliability Testing Design and Clinical engineering teams to close the loop between lab testing field performance and product requirements.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Translate product requirements into reliability targets risk assessments and verification plans for robotic hardware subsystems including actuators motors encoders sensors and cabling/connectors.

• Lead DFMEA reviews and recommend failure detections and mitigations for electro-mechanical assemblies

• Drive reliability-focused design reviews (componentselection materials architectures).

• Participate in issue/change reviews to evaluate impacts on reliability and testing.

• Develop andmaintainreliability-driven specifications and lifecycle requirements for robotic subsystems.

• Identifyoperational loads/stresses and convert them into test inputs and load spectra

• Perform fatigue/durability analysis build damage models and correlate with test and field data.

• Partner with test engineering to define andvalidateALT and custom fatigue/durability tests.

• Capture lessons learned; update FMEAs design standards and test methods.

• Collaborate with Field Reliability and Clinical Engineering to integrate field/clinical feedback.

• Definereliabilitymetrics and dashboards (life curves damage accumulation margin).

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills Education And Experience:

• MinimumBachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Materials Biomedical equivalent work experience or similar engineering discipline.

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in reliability engineeringDfR structural fatigue durability or a closely related role.

• Demonstrated experience developing and reviewingdFMEAsand translating failure modes into design/test requirements.

• Strong mechanical fatigue/durability fundamentals and experience with damage accumulation concepts.

• Practical experience with test-spec development andcorrelatingtest results with analytical models and field data.

• Proficiencyin engineering analysis tools (e.g. FEA tools for stress analysis or equivalent) and data-analysis tools (Excel MATLAB Python or similar).

• Familiarity with reliability/statistical methods (basic Weibull life data analysis confidence intervals regression).

• Good understanding of materials behaviorcomponentselectiontrade-offs and environmental stressors.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey technical findings to designers test labs and stakeholders.

• Experience working in cross-functional teams and influencing product decisions.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills Education And Experience:

• Masters degree orhigherin Mechanical Engineering Reliability Engineering Materials Science Biomedical Engineering or similar.

• Prior experience in aDfRrole or within organizations with separateDfR FA and FRE functions.

• Hands-on experience with fatigue/durability software (nCodefe-safe MSC Fatigue) and FEA packages (ANSYS Abaqus etc.).

• Experience developing andvalidatingdamage accumulation models and advanced reliability models.

• Experience with accelerated life-test program design and interpretation.

• Background in regulated industries (medical devices aerospace automotive telecom) and familiarity with relevant standards and verification expectations.

• Experience correlating telemetry/field-measured loads to lab tests and integrating field-derived load spectra into test programs.

• Knowledge of test instrumentation and data acquisition systems for durability tests.

• Certifications or formal training in reliability methods or problem solving ( analysis).

• Experience with product specification development and change control processes.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $125000.00 to $201250.00

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 02/17/26. 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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