Principal Med Device Security 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 jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security Job Sub Function: Security & Controls Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Alabama (Any City), Alabama (Any City), Alaska (Any City), Arizona (Any City), Arkansas (Any City), California (Any City), Connecticut (Any City), Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America, Delaware (Any City), Florida (Any City), Georgia (Any City), Hawaii (Any City), Idaho (Any City), Illinois (Any City), Indiana (Any City), Iowa (Any City), Kansas (Any City), Kentucky (Any City), Louisiana (Any City), Maine (Any City), Maryland (Any City), Massachusetts (Any City), Michigan (Any City), Minnesota (Any City), Mississippi (Any City) {+ 25 more} Job Description: Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech cybersecurity team is recruiting for an experienced Principal Product Security Engineer to be located in Danvers, MA. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company. This role will require up to 10%-20% travel. Are you passionate about security and interested in joining a community of collaborative colleagues working in a Patient First! culture? If that’s you, we have an immediate opportunity for a Principal Product Security Engineer to join the Product Cybersecurity team to help ensure security is implemented by design for this top-performing medical device company. This is an exciting opportunity to impact development initiatives that will shape future product development and industry standards. You will own the Product Security process for the products that you will support throughout the product development lifecycle which includes both pre-market and post-market processes engineering teams. If you are eager to leverage your security risk and compliance skills to make a difference and directly impact patient lives, this could be perfect for you. Purpose: The Principal Product Security Engineer will be responsible for implementation of J&J’s enterprise Product Security strategy and framework throughout the Heart Recovery portfolio of medical devices and supporting platforms. This role will join Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, to provide technical expertise and strategic leadership in securing Impella heart pump technologies, next-generation cardiac support systems, and connected medical devices. This role is responsible for delivering security architecture, cryptographic controls, embedded system protections/controls, and threat mitigation techniques to ensure robust, regulatory-compliant security across the product lifecycle. Specific responsibilities include supporting heart recovery throughout a new product’s development phases, review product security requirements and recommend security design solutions, complete Quality documentation, threat modelling, coordinate third-party penetration testing, software architecture review and design recommendations, code analysis and other security testing work as needed. Additionally, this position will have post market responsibilities for Heart Recovery marketed devices include monitoring for new vulnerabilities, assisting with patching and remediation plans, as well as responding to customer security questionnaires and reviewing security language within contractual agreements as needed. Drive alignment to J&J Product Security’s overarching framework. Support the Product Security strategy and objectives within Heart Recovery Define and implement secure boot, firmware integrity validation, and anti-tamper mechanisms to protect Heart Recovery Device firmware against unauthorized modification. Enforce cryptographic protocols for data-at-rest and data-in-transit, ensuring compliance with FDA cybersecurity requirements, NIST 800-175, FIPS 140-3, and IEC 62443. Define and implement key management infrastructure (PKI, HSMs, TPMs, and secure enclave integration) for device identity, authentication, and software signing. Develop real-time vulnerability assessment techniques for detecting security flaws in wireless communications (Bluetooth LE, NFC, Wi-Fi, 5G, proprietary RF) used in Heart Recovery’s medical devices. Implement Zero Trust security for device-to-cloud connectivity, integrating mTLS and continuous authentication models into clinical applications. Oversee secure OTA (over-the-air) update mechanisms, ensuring firmware rollbacks, code signing, and supply chain integrity validation. Embedded Security & Secure Development Lifecycle: Lead Secure Development Lifecycle practices, integrating threat modeling, static/dynamic analysis, fuzz testing, and formal verification into the development process. Work with R&D Engineering to define hardware security architecture, including trust zones, hardware root of trust (HRoT), and secure microcontroller protections Implement memory safety strategies to mitigate buffer overflows, side-channel attacks, and execution vulnerabilities in real-time operating systems (RTOS) and bare-metal firmware. Respond to customer cybersecurity questionnaires and contractual language for post-market medical devices under your responsibility as necessary. Qualifications Required: 10+ years industry experience in Information Security 8+ years experience with embedded system, IOT, or medical device cybersecurity Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Experience generating Threat models without the use of threat modeling tools Experience performing risk assessments utilizing CVSS 3.1 or higher, with STRIDE per element Ability to write technical security requirements for embedded systems and web platforms based on the latest regulations Understanding and execution of third-party penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, CVSS and/or other general security testing principles Experience supporting regulatory security submissions, ensuring compliance with FDA Cybersecurity Guidance (2025), EU MDR, NIST 800-53, IMDRF, and AAMI TIR57 Knowledge of real-time operating systems hardening techniques Knowledge of cloud security principles Ability to generate SBOMs from Software source code and Binaries, Firmware, and Opera