Staff Software Engineer, R&D

We are seeking top talent for the Staff Software Engineer, R&D role on our DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics team. This position may be based in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

The Staff Software Engineer will work with design engineers, surgeons, manufacturing, quality, regulatory affairs, product directors, and other team members to design and develop software for new and existing electro-mechanical devices and associated capital equipment. This individual will be responsible for design and implementation of software solutions, as an active participant in all phases of the software development lifecycle. In addition, the engineer will be responsible for planning assigned tasks and completing software development project deliverables. The individual will know and follow all laws and policies that apply to one’s job, and maintain the highest levels of professionalism, ethics and compliance.

You will:

• Serve as the Software Technical Lead for strategic capital equipment and power tool development programs, with responsibility for software architecture, technical direction, and delivery execution.
• Lead embedded software architecture, design, development, integration, and verification for safety-critical medical device applications.
• Act as the primary software subject matter expert within a cross-functional development team, partnering closely with systems, electrical, mechanical, cybersecurity, quality, and regulatory engineering functions.
• Develop production software in C/C++ and Python while providing hands-on technical leadership throughout development activities.
• Translate product and system requirements into scalable software architectures, detailed designs, and executable development plans.
• Drive all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements definition, architecture, implementation, unit testing, integration, verification, validation support, release, and post-market support.
• Lead hardware/software integration activities, board bring-up, and system-level problem solving using data-driven root cause analysis techniques.
• Direct, prioritize, and review software work performed by external development partners and vendors, ensuring alignment with project objectives, quality expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate software development activities while maintaining overall accountability for software quality, technical execution, and delivery timelines.
• Evaluate technical alternatives, identify risks, and make architecture and implementation decisions that balance performance, maintainability, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
• Champion software engineering procedures including code reviews, source control, automated testing, documentation, and design controls.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to internal and external software contributors.
• Serve as the key software representative during design reviews, risk management activities, regulatory submissions, and senior leadership reviews.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 6+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
• Strong software development experience in C and C++.
• Experience developing software using Python for automation, testing, tooling, or product features.
• Experience developing software for embedded microcontroller systems.
• Experience with bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded systems development.
• Experience with embedded Linux development, including device drivers, services, and application-level software.
• Experience with board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and low-level debugging.
• Experience with communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and UDP.
• Experience delivering commercial products through a complete product development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including source control, code reviews, configuration management, and software release processes.
• Experience developing software under regulated design control environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing external software development partners and outsourced engineering activities.
• Willing to work in medical environments such as cadaver labs and Operating Rooms is required.
• Experience developing software for FDA-regulated medical devices.
• Knowledge of IEC 62304 medical device software lifecycle processes.
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Preferred:

• Knowledge of ISO 14971 risk management principles.
• Experience supporting software cybersecurity activities for connected medical devices.
• Hands-on experience with STMicroelectronics and/or Texas Instruments microcontroller platforms.
• Experience with bootloaders, firmware update mechanisms, and secure software deployment.
• Understanding of software architecture methodologies, UML, and design patterns.
• Experience working with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and static analysis tools.
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics and interface specifications.
• Experience with motor control, power tools, surgical capital equipment, imaging systems, or connected medical devices.
• Knowledge developing Windows applications.
• Proven experience in design and development of applications and drivers on Linux.

This position is based in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL and may require up to 10% travel including international., Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Product Design, Report Writing, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Architectures, Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technologically Savvy

Skills: Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Biology, Booting, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Capital Equipment, Coaching, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Communications Protocols, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Engineering, Computer Firmware, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Debugging Skills, Design Patterns Programming Methodologies, DevOps, Device Drivers, Disease Prevention and Control, Diversity, Documentation, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Electromechanics, Embedded Linux, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Establish Priorities, Ethernet, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Hardware-Software Integration, Healthcare, Healthcare Software, I2C, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Incentive Programs, Integration Testing, International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC), Internet Security, Leadership, Linux Drivers, Linux Operating System, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment, Medicine, Mentoring, Microcontroller, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Motor Control Systems, Orthopedics, Outsourcing, Power Engineering, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Engineering, Realtime Operating System, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Regulatory Submissions, Reporting Skills, Requirements Management, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Robotics, Root Cause Analysis, SAP PLM, Schematics, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, Software Architecture, Software Architecture Design, Software Configuration Management, Software Design, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Testing, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Sports, Static Analysis, Systems Engineering, Systems Scalability, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Team Player, Technical Analysis, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Automation, Test Harness, Test Tools, UDP (User Datagram Protocol), USB, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Unit Test, Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART), Validation Testing, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $109,000 - $174,900., 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 (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Employees

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., Caring for the world, one person at a time… inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

Our Family of Companies comprises: The world’s sixth-largest consumer health company. The world’s most comprehensive medical devices business. The world’s sixth-largest biologics company. And the world’s fifth-largest pharmaceuticals company.

We have more than 265 operating companies in more than 60 countries employing approximately 126,500 people. Our worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

Company Size: 10,000 employees or more