Principal Embedded Software Engineer

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at

Job Function :

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function :

R&D Software / Systems Engineering

Job Category :

Scientific / Technology

All Job Posting Locations :

Danvers Massachusetts United States of America

Job Description :

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular Ready to join a team thats reimagining how we heal Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery electrophysiology and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at development and test software per medical device software development life cycle (IEC-62304)

Management of small to mid-size projects of varying complexities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware firmware and systems engineering to deliver integrated solutions.

Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.

Work with internal and external partner resources to develop and release software in a timely manner per SOPs

Drive continuous improvement in embedded software processes tools SOPs and define best practices

Troubleshoot issues perform root cause analysis collaborate to resolve issues and implement corrective action

Contribute to project planning timeline and resource estimation and risk management activities.

Integrates Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making.

Qualifications :

M.S. in computer science math or an engineering field or equivalent work experience; Ph.D. preferred.

6 years of experience writing memory and run-time efficient code in C / C on an embedded platform (micro-controller microprocessor).

2 years of experience in developing multi-threaded applications on real-time operating systems.

Good understanding of FDA 524B cybersecurity guidelines.

Comfortable with system-level troubleshooting using EE and software tools.

Knowledge of QNX would be a big plus.

Experience in the medical device industry is strongly preferred.

Working knowledge of cardiovascular physiology would be a big PLUS.

Willing to travel 5% of the time to meet with customers to assess product performance in the field and gather user needs

Highly collaborative with excellent communication and analytical skills.

Self-motivated and willing to learn and explore new technologies.

Independent efficient and able to manage competing priorities.

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.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $115000 - $ 197800.

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 corporations performance over a calendar / performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys 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 Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Companys 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; for employees who reside in the State of Washington up to 56 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 : - This job posting is anticipated to close on November 6 2025. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

Required Skills : Preferred Skills :

Coaching Critical Thinking Innovation Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Organizing Project Management Report Writing Requirements Analysis Research and Development Researching SAP Product Lifecycle Management Scripting Languages Software Acquisitions Software Development Management Software Engineering Practices Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Technologically Savvy Training People

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Continuous Integration,Docker,Jenkins,Python,System Design,Agile,C / C++,Go,Systems Engineering,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1