Electrical Engineer Co-op

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.

Ethicon Surgical Technologies offers a broad range of products, platforms, and technologies—including sutures, surgical staplers, advanced energy, robotic surgery, clip appliers, trocars and synthetic mesh devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Specialties include support for treatment of colorectal and thoracic conditions, women’s health conditions, hernias, cancer and obesity. Ethicon combines products and services of two market-leading legacy companies with long histories of medical innovation.

This Electrical Engineering Co-op position is located in Cincinnati, OH, with term dates from 9/7/2026 to 12/11/2026.

About the role

As an Electrical Engineering Co-op at Ethicon, you will contribute to teams developing electrical and electromechanical surgical instruments, surgical robotics, electronic operating room equipment, or systems for automated data acquisition, analysis, and visualization. Rotations are generally 3-4 months, and availability for multiple rotations is desired. Responsibilities will increase with each rotation as you gain experience.

We offer a competitive wage and housing assistance to non-local students who live 50+ miles from the site. The R&D Co-op program provides a great support system and the opportunity to meet people from various schools. All qualifying co-ops receive a one-time taxable stipend to support living costs during the term. Prior to the start date, co-ops are connected with incoming peers and provided housing resources. Transportation is not provided; co-ops are responsible for securing their own daily transportation.

Responsibilities

• Use state-of-the-art tools to perform testing, experimentation, and validation in support of product design.
• Support team members in design, conducting experiments, data acquisition and analysis, troubleshooting, assembly, and fabrication of prototypes and equipment.
• Gain product development experience, including concept generation, circuit design, writing firmware and software, printed circuit board design and fabrication, system prototyping, testing and debugging hardware and software, and documentation.
• Assist in developing laboratory testing, interpreting data results, and recommending next steps.

Requirements

• Enrolled in an accredited College/Institution pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Completed a minimum of two semesters in school prior to the beginning of the co-op term (class standing of a sophomore or above).
• Considered a student during the co-op term; must not have a graduation date prior to the start of the co-op term.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States for the full duration of the co-op term without requiring sponsorship (e.g., H-1B or green card) now or in the future. Students on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT typically do not meet this requirement unless eligible for an alternative long-term status.
• Demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities.
• Interest in the Medical Device Industry.
• Basic knowledge and experience with:
  • Analog hardware design and analysis
  • Embedded Systems (Microcontrollers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
  • Circuit board and/or system troubleshooting
  • Making measurements using typical electrical laboratory equipment (Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter, etc.)
  • MATLAB, Python, or equivalent scripting languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with:
  • Statistical analysis and/or Design of Experiments (Minitab, Weibull/Reliasoft, SAS, R)
  • Risk management
  • Designing product components and subsystems, familiarity with manufacturing processes and related design requirements and constraints
  • Schematic capture, circuit board design and fabrication (Altium, Cadence, KiCAD, etc.)
  • Circuit simulation using LTSpice or other SPICE software
  • Embedded Systems such as coding in C/C++, VHDL, Verilog, and with peripherals such as Ethernet, USB, and busses such as I2C and SPI
  • Coding in LabVIEW, MATLAB, or Python for test automation and data post-processing
• Previous experience in the Medical Device Industry.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Company-sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.
• Sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year.
• May be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).
• For additional general information on Company benefits, visit https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits.