Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - Shockwave Medical

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Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - Shockwave Medica l to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

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

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that's pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal R&D Electrical Engineer will lead technical development of innovative electronic systems to treat peripheral and heart valve diseases, will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization, and will perform and support a variety of development engineering activities including high-voltage analog, digital circuit, and programmable logic design.

Essential Job Functions

• Architect and design electronic pulse discharge systems for medical devices.
• Develop proof of concept designs and bench models to test these concepts in a simulated environment.
• Develop new and novel products based on user defined needs.
• Translate user needs into design inputs/product specifications.
• Create technical specifications from specific user requirements.
• Develop, validate, and maintain system test methods and plans.
• Lead less-senior engineers to develop system and circuit board test fixtures.
• Direct and/or perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and manage prototype builds.
• Perform functional verification of systems to medical device standards.
• Work with marketing and New Product Development teams to develop new design concepts.
• Participate in system-level technical design reviews to ensure all design inputs and user needs are addressed.
• Initiate and conduct system design reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoot complex electronic systems to the component level.
• Provide support in the company medical device auditing processes.
• Enhance the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and patent applications.
• Take a leading role in the management of assigned projects.
• Other duties as needed.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering with 10+ years of design and development experience, or a Master's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering with 8+ years of design and development experience.
• Experience in architecting and bringing new products to market.
• Experience in all product design phases from concept to commercialization.
• Extensive experience with schematic capture, and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit modeling tools.
• Experience designing DC/DC and AC/DC switch mode power supplies.
• Design experience with FPGA's using Verilog and HVDL.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with all levels of management and organizations.
• Experience developing C language code for common microcontroller peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIOs, ADCs, DACs, and other analog transducers.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to adapt and reprioritize to changing requirements.
• Experience in the development of medical devices is a strong plus.
• Experience with lasers and pulse discharge systems a plus.
• Experience designing soft core processors in programmable logic devices is a plus.
• Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs.

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, please contact us via or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Coaching, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Design Mindset, Design Thinking, Feasibility Studies, Organizing, Problem Solving, Product Knowledge, Program Management, Project Reporting, Quality Focus, Research and Development, Robotic Automation, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Smart Systems, Technical Research

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$134,000.00 - $231,150.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are 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.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation -120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado -48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington -56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays -13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave - 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave - 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave - 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave - 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours per calendar year

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