Robotics and Control Automation 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, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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

The Robotics & Controls Intern will join the wider Robotics & Controls team.

We are a group of highly motivated roboticists working on development of algorithms and productions level software that live at the heart of a complex robotic surgical system for medical applications.

We work in a variety of exciting robotic functions including but not limited to kinematic and dynamic analysis, motion generation, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), control algorithms, system response characterization, performance and detailed software development.

This position start date is on Summer 2026 and will end by December 2026.

Core Job Responsibilities:



* Develop, implement, and test AI/ML models, and control algorithms for sophisticated robotic systems.


* Actively participate in algorithmic, control discussion, and code reviews


* Develop C++ software for safety critical applications

Required Knowledge and Skills



* General understanding of robot forward and inverse kinematics and dynamics, motion trajectories and path planning.


* General understanding of artificial intelligence techniques including machine learning models, especially transformer, both training and inference.


* Knowledge of robotics manipulation and computer vision.


* Excellent communication and documentation


* Able to work in the US and must not require sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., F1, H1-B status)


* Currently enrolled in an accredited University or Coll...