Staff Electrical Design Engineer

Company: 6041-Ethicon Endo Surgery Legal Entity
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com 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. Job Function: R&D Product Development Job Sub Function: R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America Job Description: Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Staff Electrical Design Engineer, R&D. The location for this position is Cincinnati, OH. Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 60 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact. For more information, visit www.ethicon.com . Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. was created 30 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today. Our diverse team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists are on the forefront of technology in the medical device industry. The Staff Electrical Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the New Product Development (NPD) pipeline and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with our NPD teams to design, and develop electrical systems for use in cutting edge medical devices. Key Responsibilities: Own the design, manufacturing, and lifecycle of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) that is critical to the functionality of the capital device. Document designs, specifications, and requirements per design control processes. Drive the design, development, and debugging of embedded product software to integrate with mechanical, electrical, and distributed computing systems. Lead root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues that arise during the prototype and production processes. Own the hardware verification strategy with Manufacturing and Test Engineers to implement automated testing of the capital equipment. Lead the External Standards testing efforts for the capital equipment. Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices. Qualifications Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience: A results and performance driven approach with strong sense of accountability. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related degree. Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role. PCBA design, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience. Experience with embedded electrical design. Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium to design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs. Detailed understanding of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues. Demonstrated ability working across subject areas with internal and external partners. Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills. Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience: Design control experience. Experience debugging embedded hardware systems. FPGA design and test experience (SystemVerilog or VHDL). Experience with various communication protocols (e.g. Bluetooth, SPI, I2C, USB, UART, USART, etc.). Experience with Distributed Data Services (DDS), e.g. (RTI Connext, OpenDDS, MQTT, or similar distributed data sharing libraries). Experience with IEC 60601-1, 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-2, IEC 62304, etc. and relevant standards within Medical Devices, or equivalent standards in other industries. Experience with CANOpen communication protocol. Experience working with different Operating Systems, particularly QNX and Linux. Familiarity with cybersecurity threat assessment and mitigation strategies. Use of Agile methodology as part of daily activities. Other: Willingness to travel up to 10%, domestically and internationally. 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 corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s 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 Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s 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: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits This job posting is anticipated to close on 04/13/26. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com 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 accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. Required Skills: Embedded Design, Multilayer PCB Design, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Signal Integrity Preferred Skills: Agility Jumps, CANopen, Circuit Designs, Communication Protocols, Critical Thinking, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Execution Focus, IEC 60601, IEC 62304, Lean Supply Chain Management, Linux, Predictive Maintenance, Problem Management, Problem Solving, Product Installation, Program Management, Project Reporting, Safety-Oriented, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technologically Savvy, Testing The anticipated base pay range for this position is : The anticipated base pay range for this position is $109,000.00 to $174,800.00 Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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