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Overview

You will join the Controls & Robotics team working on the Monarch Platform. Our areas of expertise range from classic rigid robotics to customized control algorithms for our in-house medical instruments. Our work spans from early research to design verification and commercial implementation.

As an integral member of the team, you will work alongside highly skilled and hardworking engineers to characterize, test, and develop complex robotic subsystems and control algorithms.

We are looking for candidates with strong hardware and software skills that are deeply motivated to impact the lives of patients through advanced robotic technologies. Are you a young roboticist with a can-do personality looking to improve human health through groundbreaking technology? If so, we look forward to discussing this opportunity with you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and test robotic algorithms (instrument control, kinematics, dynamics, controls, etc.)
• Characterize robotic and medical instrument performance
• Perform modeling and control development for custom robotic hardware
• Develop novel analysis tools and accompanying user interactions
• Test and validate implementations on hardware
• Participate in design discussions and reviews

Qualifications

Education:

Master or PhD student in controls, mechatronics, robotics or equivalent experience

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Hands-on experience with robotic hardware
• Experience in Python, Matlab, and C++

Preferred:

• Some experience with nonlinear optimization and state estimation
• Self-motivated with excellent communication and documentation skills

The anticipated base pay for this role is Sophomore $31.00/hr, Junior $34.50/hr, Senior $38.00/hr, Masters $45.00/hr, PhD $59.00/hr.

This position is ineligible for severance.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 1/15/2025. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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