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Software Engineer, R&D - MedTech

Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Cincinnati, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026
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 Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description

About Surgery

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.

Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

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

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for Software Engineer, R&D - MedTech. The position is located in Cincinnati & will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site.

You Will Be Responsible For

  • Design, develop, and debug modern C product software to integrate with mechanical, electrical, and distributed computing systems.
  • Develop test tools to test product software in an integrated environment.
  • Collect and transform requirements developed by multi-functional teams into software solutions for medical devices.
  • Share knowledge and provide technical mentorship.
  • Actively drive design discussions, code reviews, and architectural decisions.
  • Conform to Industry Standards for Medical Device Software (IEC 62304)
  • Bring passion, positive demeanor and a desire to continuously learn.

Qualifications And Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree is required.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a direct software engineering or software architectural role utilizing C , with a Bachelor's degree, or minimum of 1 year experience with a Master's degree is required.
  • Experience with software design in Linux or similar operating systems is required.
  • Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills is required.
  • Up to 10% of travel, domestic and international travel is required.
  • Experience with other programming languages (e.g., Rust, CUDA, Python, JavaScript, Bash) is preferred.
  • Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (e.g., QNX, VxWorks) is preferred.
  • Experience developing Qt applications and/or Qt QML plug-ins, or with similar development tools is preferred.
  • Proven ability working with system-level tools and processes used for requirements management, risk management, issue tracking, and test automation (e.g. Google Test, NUnit, JUnit, etc.) is preferred.
  • Experience with Distributed Data Services (DDS), e.g. (RTI Connext, OpenDDS, MQTT, or similar distributed data sharing libraries) is preferred.
  • Experience with protocol connectivity over Ethernet Networks, LAN, WAN, Cloud is preferred.
  • Experience within a medical device or other highly regulated environment is preferred.
  • Experience debugging embedded hardware systems is preferred.

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 https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Business Behavior, Execution Focus, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Design, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Testing, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$76,000.00 - $121,900.00

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)).

Benefits

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

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Salary : $76,000 - $121,900

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