Staff Computer Hardware Architect Job at Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Santa Clar

Staff Computer Hardware Architect — Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Santa Clara, California, United States

Johnson & Johnson believes health is everything. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions, delivering breakthroughs that profoundly impact health for humanity.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Using requirements developed through multi‑functional team input, design and develop computer and network architecture schemes for advanced robotic systems.
• Distill internal requirements into subsystem specifications for computer designs including memory, processing power, computing speeds, peripheral busses, graphics, and thermals.
• Understand commercial product roadmaps related to processing systems to resolve short term and long‑term needs and benefits.
• Deliver documentation to support computer architecture decisions in medical devices such as technical reviews, test results, and theory of operations.
• Collaborate with multi‑functional teammates to develop robust architectures driven by test and simulation analysis.
• Perform component and subsystem level testing to ensure conformance to design. Testing may include EMI and ESD analysis, test fixturing, and thermal analysis, in addition to other specialties for specific projects.
• Participate in and drive design reviews, fault safety analysis, and design FMEA analysis.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor’s in engineering (or related field) with 6+ years, or Advanced Degree in Engineering or related field with 4+ years of industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience architecting computer systems using both x86 and ARM architectures.
• Proven experience designing and developing custom computer solutions from feasibility through to production.
• Ability to work onsite at Santa Clara Office.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Experience designing electronics in Medical or similar regulated industry.
• Demonstrated understanding of embedded buses and industrial network systems (PCIe, Ethernet, EtherCat, CAN, etc.).
• Experience using Electronics CAD (Altium, Cadence) and Thermal Simulation Tools.
• Experience with Linux and Real‑time Operating Systems and middleware, such as Ubuntu and QNX.
• Understanding of specifications and implementation of GPUs and FPGAs.
• Understanding of software architecture and its implications on hardware design.

Compensation and Benefits

The position is eligible for an annual performance bonus. Employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, group legal insurance, and the company’s consolidated retirement plan (401(k)). The role is also eligible for a long‑term incentive program.

Time‑off benefits include: Vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year; Sick time up to 40 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.

EEO Statement

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, or protected veteran status.

Job posting will close on 09/26/25.