Senior Manager, R&D Software Engineering

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We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a Senior Manager R&D Software Engineering located in Milpitas CA.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of vision treatments Ready to join a team thats reimagining how vision is improved Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights science technology and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs from the pediatric to aging eye in a patients lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at Our Laser software team of developers are at the forefront of technology in the medical device industry. You will lead and manage an agile team of talented software engineers making a vital contribution to the New Product Development pipeline and transforming patient care through innovation. You will manage software/firmware development projects that provide creative functional cost effective and validated product designs in a team-based environment. This is an opportunity for a key role in bringing exciting new products to market in support of the J&J Vision. This role is expected to work collaboratively with other cross-function teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers.
• Define team goals development roadmaps and performance metrics.
• Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Align software development efforts with organizational objectives and product strategies.

Technical Oversight:

• Guide architecture design development and integration for safety critical medical device application and embedded software systems using (but not limited to) C/C Python Qt .
• Guide integration with hardware components and communication protocols (SPI I2C UART USB etc.).
• Ensuring all software development complies with regulatory standards (e.g. FDA 21 CFR Part 820 IEC 62304). Develop code as part of larger software development projects. Overseeing development from conception to validation ensuring documentation meets regulatory standards
• Drive adoption of best practices in version control CI/CD Unit Testing and debugging.
• Ensure Secure-by-Design and Privacy-by-Design to comply with the cybersecurity and privacy requirements for various regions; e.g.: FDA guidelines based on Section 3305 of the Omnibus -- Ensuring Cybersecurity of Medical Devices.
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team

Project & Process Management

• Manage multiple concurrent projects balancing priorities and resources.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware QA product regulatory and operations teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software within budget constraints.
• Maintain documentation and traceability for regulatory and quality audits.

Talent Development

• Recruit onboard and develop engineering talent.
• Conduct performance reviews and career development planning.
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical training within the team.

You will:

• Lead a team of software engineers and guide the architecture design and development for safety critical medical device application
• Develop code as part of larger software development projects. Evaluate available options and implement the best approaches. Overseeing development from conception to validation ensuring documentation meets regulatory standards
• Adhere to all procedures for end-to-end software / firmware development life cycle including requirements design coding unit testing system integration and software release
• Ensuring all software development complies with regulatory standards (e.g. FDA 21 CFR Part 820 IEC 62304)
• May need to do hands-on troubleshooting to resolve system hardware and software issues requiring data analysis to identify underlying root cause
• Oversight of development and deliverables from outsourced vendor
• Serve as subject matter expert in areas of competence
• Hires mentors and directs software engineers including performance assessments and career development
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters or Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field.

Experience:

• 10 years in embedded and GUI software development in medical device domain.
• 4 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Proven experience in delivering software for embedded systems in consumer electronics automotive medical devices or industrial applications.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on proficiency in C/C algorithms embedded microcontrollers.
• Familiarity with QNX and Windows.
• Demonstrated ability in software / firmware development delivering reliable testable and maintainable code for embedded system
• Experience with hardware / software integration and issue resolution
• Experience working in FDA regulated industry
• Familiarity with software development tools (e.g. JAMA Git Jenkins JIRA).
• Excellent problem-solving communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and software lifecycle management.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Python UML C# Qt or LabView
• Experience with RTOS and hardware communication protocols such as I2C SPI RS485 TCP UDP
• Proficient in Windows API DLLs and interfaces

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• Ability to travel up to 10%

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