- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 15, 2026
- Salary
- $117,000–$201,250 a year
Principal Robotics Systems Engineer
Job description
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
About Orthopaedics Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each…
Job responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of systems engineering for a complex surgical robotic platform, including definition of system architecture, decomposition of system functionality, and development of clear, testable system and…
- Own the end-to-end requirements lifecycle , ensuring seamless flow-down and traceability from clinical user needs, surgeon workflows, and business objectives through system, subsystem, hardware, and software…
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, controls, mechanical, clinical, and V&V teams to ensure system requirements are technically sound, testable, and aligned with real-world clinical use…
- Lead system architecture development , ensuring robust integration of electromechanical hardware, embedded and application software, control algorithms, sensing, actuation, and user interaction within a safety-critical…
- Lead system-level risk management activities in accordance with ISO 14971, including hazard analysis, risk control definition, verification of risk controls, and residual risk assessment, with emphasis on robotic…
- Own software-related system requirements , including definition of system behaviors, operational concepts, user stories, and detailed clinical and technical use cases that align software functionality with system…
- Ensure execution of design control activities in compliance with internal procedures and external regulatory requirements across the full product lifecycle (concept through commercialization).
- Lead system-level design and architecture reviews , driving cross-functional alignment, resolving technical trade-offs, and ensuring readiness for regulatory submission and product release.
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