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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:

Milpitas, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a **Principal Optical Engineer, R&D** located in **Milpitas, California.**

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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

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

**Purpose:** The Principal Optical Engineer, R&D will play a pivotal role in leading the development of ophthalmic surgical laser equipment. The candidate shall apply engineering, scientific, and clinical knowledge to lead in design control, new product development, and improvements to existing products. The candidate will drive optical system architecture design and requirements development, subsystem specification, develop, collaborate, and qualify proper suppliers for critical components/subsystems, have excellent hands-in skills to integrate, characterize and optimize the designs at system and sub-system levels and problem-solving skills to deal with complex and multidisciplinary optical system issues.

You will:

+ Collaborate with multi-functional teams, suppliers, and contractors to develop robust optical system architectures and validated test methods.

+ Conduct hands-on optical design, integration, and troubleshooting for complex medical laser systems.

+ Service as optical design subject matter expert (SME) for one or more ophthalmic medical laser systems.

+ Research and stay informed about emerging technologies, industry advancements, and regulatory trends to maintain a competitive edge.

+ Guide system and subsystem teams through tradeoff decisions, balancing customer and business benefits against technical complexities and schedule risks.

+ Conduct, and/or advise upon, root-cause-analysis (RCA) and troubleshooting during system development, installations, and fielded systems.

+ Serve as a liaison among internal R&D teams, cross-functional partners, and external vendors.

Qualifications

Required:

+ Bachelor’s degree in optics, physics, or a related engineering field; an advanced degree is preferred.

+ Minimum of 10 years of experience in medical equipment or complex optical, optomechanical and electromechanical systems; 6+ years with a Master's degree or 4+ years with a Ph.D.

+ Proficient in optical system design and simulation using Zemax or equivalent software.

+ Solid knowledge and hands-on experience in laser and/or optical system development.

+ Demonstrated hands-on experience in system integration and test method development.

+ Proven ability to solve complex problems effectively.

+ Highly organized with a methodological, scientific approach.

+ Experience leading projects or subtasks within multi-functional teams.

+ Strong collaborative skills with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

+ Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international and domestic travel.

Preferred:

+ Experience with laser technology, particularly ultrafast lasers and development is a plus.

+ Experience with medical device technologies, development, and practices is preferred, ideally ophthalmic applications.

+ Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies related to requirement development and management is highly preferred.

+ Previous use of requirement management tools (e.g., Polarion, DOORS, or Cognition Cockpit) is advantageous.

+ Experience with analytical tools such as Python, MATLAB, R, or similar is preferred.

+ Involvement in statistical analysis and design of experiments (DOE) is preferred.

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_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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource._

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Electromechanical Design, Laser Surgery, Optics, Optomechanical Engineering, Physics

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$134,000-$-210,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are 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. 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 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 Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits