Navigation Systems Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineering Manager (Robotics)

Location: Hybrid role based in Boston or Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $117,000–$201,250 per year

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare and orthopaedic technologies, including robotics and digital surgery solutions.

What you will do

• Lead Verification & Validation and Integration Engineers responsible for system- and subsystem-level requirements.
• Develop and execute V&V strategies, master system test plans, verification protocols, regression strategies, and release documentation.
• Ensure requirements are testable and traceable from user needs through verification, validation, and risk controls.
• Design, validate, and implement manual and automated test methods for complex medical devices.
• Coordinate external testing facilities and maintain calibrated, compliant navigation-system test laboratories.
• Investigate test failures and non-conformances, drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and support audits, design transfer, and product launches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biomedical engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of V&V engineering experience in the medical device industry.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and product development lifecycles, including V-model, waterfall, and Agile approaches.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.
• Familiarity with test automation and scripting tools such as Python, LabVIEW, or MATLAB.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices, embedded systems, firmware/software testing, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience in surgical robotics or surgical navigation technologies.
• CQE, CQA, or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with sample size calculation and statistical data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a regulated, multidisciplinary environment supporting orthopaedic and digital surgery innovation.
• Benefits include a pension and 401(k) savings plan.
• Eligibility for a long-term incentive program.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, caregiver leave, bereavement leave, volunteer leave, and other time-off programs.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations and equal employment opportunity practices.