Electrical Engineering Intern - Robotics R&D

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

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 jnj.com

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Job Function: Career Programs

Job Sub Function: Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category: Career Program

All Job Posting Locations: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

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

We are searching for the best talent for Electrical Engineering Interns within Robotics R&D.

Purpose: This internship is based in Santa Clara, California and offers a unique opportunity for students passionate about electrical engineering design, development, and integration into medical robotics. Electrical engineering interns will work alongside other engineering domains such as mechanical, mechatronics, controls, software, and clinical engineering. This will support the prototyping, development, test, and production of surgical robotic platforms that will improve patient outcomes worldwide.

As an Electrical Engineering Intern, you will design, prototype, test and integrate multi-layer PCBA's for use in a complex medical device system. You will work with across engineering functions to make contributions in the fields of robotics, surgical instruments, and more. This role offers a high degree of autonomy and opportunities for project growth within the team as we progress towards realizing our vision.

You will be responsible for:

Develop and prototype PCAs (PCBAs) for implementation in robotic elements, subsystems and testing fixtures.

Deliver documentation to support designs of PCAs in medical devices such as technical reviews, engineering studies, test results, and architecture documents.

Work alongside senior engineers and mentors to develop reliable designs for various robotic tasks.

Test, debug, and perform root cause analysis of issues identified during bench testing and system integration.

Generate and present design concepts, perform design reviews to team members

Participate in clinical assessments of robotic devices in inanimate anatomical models

Role Variability: This internship track covers a range of electrical engineering roles, including design, assembly, manufacturing, and test. Responsibilities will vary depending on the specific project, team, or role, providing a broad experience in robotics hardware development.

Qualifications / Requirements: Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited program pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical, Robotics, Mechatronics, or similar degree and returning to an academic program after the completion of the internship.

Experience and skills

Basic understanding and experience with oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, multimeters.

Fundamental knowledge of circuit design theory and general electrical engineering principals.

Ability to analyze problems and derive thoughtful solutions by working with your team members.

Self-starter with proven examples of engaging in self-directed learning and remaining productive with minimal support.

Available to work full-time (40 hours/week) and during hours agreed upon with the hiring manager.

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 reflective of all coursework

Commitment to June 1 – August 20, 2027, or June 21 – September 10, 2027, term dates to align with cohort

Permanent US work authorization without the need for sponsorship now, or in the future (The company does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status. Students currently in the country on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT require future sponsorship).

Nice-to-Have:

Ability to rapidly learn, evaluate, and adopt new AI tools and platforms to meet evolving project needs.

Basic understanding of medical device development and design control.

Prior prototyping design and/or firmware design.

Experience with basic scripting in Python or Matlab.

Experience with PCB design software such as Altium, Eagle, or KiKad.

Prior internship or Co-op experience recommended

Why Join Us?

Contribute to impactful projects that directly improve surgical outcomes and patient safety.

Gain hands-on experience in mechanical design, integration, testing, and debugging.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including electrical, mechanical, software and robotic controls engineers.

Work in an inclusive, innovative, and growth-oriented environment.

Mentorship and professional development opportunities.

Ineligibility for severance.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employme