Mechatronics & Systems Integration Intern R&D

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Career Programs

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Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

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Santa Clara California United States of America

Job Description:

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 surgery Ready to join a team thats 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 worlds 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 are searching for the best talent for Mechatronics & Systems Integration- Robotics Interns within Robotics R&D.

Purpose: This internship is based in Santa Clara California and offers a unique opportunity for students with a background in hardware and mechatronics and passionate about medical robotics. Interns will work alongside other engineering domains such as mechanical mechatronics controls software and clinical engineering. This will support the prototyping development test and production of surgical robotic platforms that will improve patient outcomes worldwide.

As a Mechatronics Systems Integration Intern you will apply a variety of engineering expertise (mechatronics robotics mechanical electrical algorithms and/or software) to contribute hands-on to surgical robotics development integration characterization algorithms testing etc. This role offers a high degree of autonomy exposure to complex surgical robotics technologies and opportunities for growth.

You will be responsible for:

• Support system/subsystem-level surgical robotics development integration and/or testing.

• Identify root cause and resolve novel issues that arise across R&D systems by working across mechanical electrical software and robotic controls domains.

• Characterize and de-risk the design from prototype to subsystem level analyze test results and provide meaningful insights or conclusions.

• Support development of new test methods and fixtures for system/subsystem integration test and/or calibration.

Role Variability: This internship track covers a range of System Integration Mechatronics and Robotics roles Responsibilities will vary depending on the specific project team or role and may range from early-stage prototype development to improving and troubleshooting mature systems.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelors or Graduate degree in Robotics Mechatronics Mechanical Electrical Biomedical Engineering or similar. Candidates must plan to return to an academic program after the completion of the internship.

• Self-starter with a consistent record of engaging in self-directed learning and remaining productive with minimal direction.

• Basic understanding of sensors and motors.

• Hands-on experience building or troubleshooting mechanical electrical and/or software systems through laboratory courses design projects or internships.

• Available to work full-time (40 hours/week) and during hours agreed upon with the hiring manager.

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 reflective of all coursework

• Commitment to June 1 August 20 2027 or June 21 September 10 2027; term dates to align with cohort

• Must have work authorization in the United States at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Nice-to-Have

• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn evaluate and adopt new AI tools and platforms to meet evolving project needs.

• Basic understanding of electrical schematics mechanical drawings and system design.

• Strong programming skills in C Python or similar languages.

• Microcontroller coding (e.g. Arduino)

• Experience in robotics or biomedical engineering

• Experience partitioning and decomposing complex engineering problems into solvable problems.

Why Join Us

• Contribute to impactful projects that directly improve surgical outcomes and patient safety.

• Gain broad exposure across robotics AI/ML system integration and clinical workflows.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including electrical mechanical and controls engineers.

• Work in an inclusive innovative and growth-oriented environment.

• Mentorship and professional development opportunities.

Ineligibility for severance.

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 accommodation external applicants please
contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment as well as get a parents consent for the background check.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The expected base pay for this position is Sophomore $32/hr Junior $35.50/hr Senior $39/hr Masters degree $46.50/hr PhD degree $61/hr.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the -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 are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension)