Experienced Automation, Robotics Engineer

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:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
Robotics

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for an Experienced Automation, Robotics Engineer in Spring House, PA.

Purpose: We are on a mission to transform autologous CAR-T cell-therapy manufacturing with pioneering automation.

You will help designing, integrating, and validating automated modular systems and mobile robots, solve and improve hardware and software, coordinate sophisticated process flows, work on novel verification and sterility-assurance approaches, author operational procedure documents, train operators and communicate seamlessly from the shop floor to senior leadership and external vendors.

This role applies engineering and computer science principles to create and maintain robust, scalable automated production lines.

You will be responsible for:

Design & Deploy


* Contribute to the design, configuration, and deployment of automated systems and robotic modules for CAR-T manufacturing workflows (e.g.

isolation, expansion, formulation, cryopreservation) under GMP.


* Assist in developing system architectures, user requirements, and design documentation (URS, DHF, traceability matrices).


* Participate in building and testing functional prototypes to assess feasibility and performance.


* Support the execution of FAT/SAT and PPQ protocols for system qualification and validation.

Solve & Improve


* Become equipment owner for assigned platforms; lead fixing and root-cause analysis across mechanical, software, vision and control systems.


* Recommend and implement improvements that advance system reliability, safety, and efficiency.


* Collaborate with vendors to evaluate and challenge proposed technologies or upgrades.

Maintain & Sustain


* Assist with operational support: supervising equipment performance, conducting scheduled maintenanc...