Sr Software Engineer- Real Time SW

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Product Development
Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering
Job Category:

Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Job Description:

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s 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 world’s 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 athttps://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for our MedTech Surgery, Sr Software Engineer- Real-Time Software position, based out of Santa Clara, CA.

As Sr. Software Engineer you will contribute to the development and testing of various hardware interfaces and low-level communications used in a surgical robotic platform. You will write software in real-time environments (RTOS) as well as embedded Linux.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop robust, safety-critical C++ code in multi-threaded, real-time environments where precision and reliability are paramount.
• Design software architectures for complex subsystems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and seamless integration with robotic hardware.
• Conduct thorough risk analysis and implement sophisticated mitigation strategies in software designs.
• Partner closely with Electrical, Embedded, and Control Systems engineers to solve complex technical challenges and optimize system performance.
• Represent your team in cross-functional discussions, driving technical decisions, and advocating for engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Masters or Advanced degree preferred.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years of experience with master’s degree, in writing C++ production software
• Demonstrated experience with multi-core and multi-threading architectures for high-performance applications.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience developing time-critical applications on RTOS platforms (QNX, VxWorks, or Real-Time Linux).
• Advanced C++ (C++11 or higher) proficiency in building high-performance, multi-threaded applications in safety-critical environments.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols like EtherCAT, CAN/CANOpen or RTI/DDS.
• Experience with MPSoC software development, embedded Linux systems (Yocto)
• Comfortable debugging complex hardware-software interactions.
• Background in medical device software development with knowledge of IEC 62304 compliance and regulatory requirements.

Other:

• This role will be based out of Santa Clara, CA and may require up to 5% travel (domestic and international)
• The anticipated base pay range is $121,000 to $194,350

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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Summary

• Job titleSr Software Engineer- Real Time SW
• FunctionR&D Product Development
• Sub functionR&D Software/Systems Engineering
• CategorySenior Engineer, R&D Software/Systems Engineering (ST6)
• LocationSanta Clara/United States of America
• Date postedJun 26 2025
• Requisition numberR-016557
• Work patternHybrid Work

This job posting is anticipated to close on Jul 04 2025. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available onwww.careers.jnj.comto accept additional applications.