Software Application Engineer/Surgical Robotics - Ottava

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking a Software Application Engineer for a Digital Manufacturing team delivering smart-factory solutions and analytics to enable scalable automation.Key ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain digital manufacturing applications (edge services, APIs/microservices, and web dashboards).
Integrate OT/IIoT systems (PLCs, robots, vision, AMRs) with cloud and enterprise platforms (e.g., MES, data lake, analytics) using industrial protocols/APIs (OPC UA, MQTT, REST).
Design and deploy automation solutions (RPA, agent‐based workflows, and LLM/RAG‐enabled assistants) with human‐in‐the‐loop controls, safety gates, and auditable logs.Operate and scale solutions through lifecycle management (scheduling, versioning/rollback, monitoring/observability) and reusable documentation/runbooks.Plan and execute testing/deployment activities (FAT/SAT, commissioning, run‐at‐rate) and produce validation documentation, as applicable.Develop performance das...