Sr. Hardware Test Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, we are recruiting for a Sr. Hardware Test Engineer located in Santa Clara, CA.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Test Engineer with exceptional drive to lead the development, validation, and deployment of manufacturing test solutions for complex electromechanical, robotic, and medical device systems. This role offers the opportunity to shape manufacturing test strategy early in the product lifecycle, preventing costly delays and ensuring our products can scale while meeting the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate combines strong systems engineering, hardware design, software development, and manufacturing expertise with the ability to lead cross-functional programs and influence product architecture to ensure robust, scalable, and cost-effective test solutions for our next-generation surgical robotics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Development: Translate PRD/PRDO and business requirements into manufacturing test, equipment, and process requirements. Decompose system requirements into PCBA, subsystem, software, equipment, and manufacturing test requirements. Maintain requirements traceability and identify testability risks early in product development.
• Design for Test (DFT): Lead DFT reviews at PCBA, subassembly, subsystem, system, and software levels. Define diagnostic strategies, fault isolation methods, and test coverage requirements. Collaborate with design teams to improve testability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Test Strategy & Process Development: Develop test strategies for EVT, DVT, PVT, validation, and production. Establish test coverage, release criteria, and manufacturing readiness plans. Create test methods, procedures, calibration plans, failure workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Test Equipment Development: Define test equipment specifications and acceptance criteria. Design and develop electrical, mechanical, and software test solutions. Select and implement appropriate hardware and software platforms, including PXI, LabVIEW, Python, PLCs, vision systems, and MES-integrated solutions. Lead equipment development from concept through production release.
• Software Development: Develop and maintain automated test software, data acquisition systems, diagnostics, and reporting tools. Integrate test systems with MES, databases, and manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Vendor & Project Management: Manage suppliers and system integrators, including SOW development, technical reviews, contract support, and acceptance testing. Lead project schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables for outsourced equipment development.
• Validation & Deployment: Develop validation plans including MSA, GR&R, correlation studies, FAT, and SAT. Deploy test systems into manufacturing and support pilot builds, product launches, and global factory transfers. Monitor yield, throughput, uptime, and overall test performance to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.

Experience: 5+ years in hardware test engineering, manufacturing test engineering, or automated test equipment development.

Skills

• Requirements development and systems engineering
• DFT and test architecture development
• Automated test equipment design
• Electrical, mechanical, and software development
• Python, LabVIEW, or equivalent test software platforms
• Validation methodologies (MSA, GR&R, FAT, SAT)
• MES integration, data analysis, and manufacturing process development
• Vendor and project management

Additional Information

• May require up to 10% of domestic and/or international travel.
• The attendance policy required for this role is fully onsite.

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $109,000.00 to $154,280.00.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Long-term incentive program.
• Time off benefits:
  • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (56 hours for employees who reside in the State of Washington)
  • 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