Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Intuitive
Summary
Gather high-level cross-functional requirements, ranging from customer-facing requirements to clinical and safety requirements, and cybersecurity requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Gather high-level cross-functional requirements, ranging from customer-facing requirements to clinical and safety requirements, and cybersecurity requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders on the definition of development plans and timelines, that combine technical needs with schedule and resource need.
Identify interfaces and communication requirements between hardware and software components, architect modular and testable software that supports the system high-level behaviors.
Support prototyping and development activities of novel surgical robotic platforms, by leveraging and adapting the existing infrastructure that is shared across all Intuitive robotic systems; learn from each iteration, refine and extend code quickly and methodically.
Lead formal risk analysis; identify additional hardware requirements and develop software mitigations.
Act as software lead in the high-level specification, bring-up and integration of new custom PCAs and FPGA IP.
Perform detailed design, development, documentation and support verification activities of embedded software and supervisory state machines, in compliance with regulatory requirements and Intuitive's internal guidelines.
Contribute broadly to multiple areas of software development for our distributed multi-processor systems, including but not limited to video and servo hardware control and monitoring, inter-processor communication subsystem development, system diagnostic and service application development, user interface development.
Apply high level and specialized industry expertise that results in new innovations and problem-solving approaches that can be leveraged across multiple products.
Represent your project ably in interactions externally with key customer collaborators and internally within the company.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or similar technical field
- A minimum of 12 years of experience in developing and supporting embedded systems (or 8 years with a Master's degree, or 5 years with a PhD degree)
- Fluent in designing and developing mission-critical cross-platform code in C++ or C, with focus on embedded and real time systems (e.g. QNX)
- Fluent with embedded compute architectures, and their development and testing methodologies, including hardware debugging
- Fluent with communication protocols such as TCP/IP, CAN, serialization protocols
- Fluent with memory management, concurrency, synchronous and asynchronous event handling
- Working knowledge of Python or other scripting languages for automation, diagnostics and testing
- Familiarity with Vivado and other FPGA development tools
- Familiarity with servo-controls and electro-mechanical systems
- Experience designing software products in a regulated industry or for mission critical applications; comfort with concepts of design input, design output, traceability, risk analysis, and mitigations
- Familiarity with medical technology projects from inception through field validation to launch
- Strong understanding of medical product ecosystem services
- Familiarity with CUDA programming and memory management concepts
- Cyber-security concepts such as secure boot, authentication and encryption
- Hands-on engineering experience with proven ability to work effectively in a team environment
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation
- Equity
- Incentives
- Reasonable accommodations
Company overview
Intuitive Surgical, Inc., commonly known as Intuitive, is a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company has revolutionized surgical procedures through its flagship da Vinci Surgical System and Ion endoluminal system. As a publicly traded company on NASDAQ (ISRG), Intuitive has established itself as the dominant player in robotic surgery, with over 15,000 employees worldwide and an installed base of thousands of surgical systems across more than 60 countries. The company's innovative platforms enable surgeons to perform complex procedures with enhanced precision, flexibility, and control through minimally invasive techniques. Intuitive's technology portfolio includes advanced vision systems, wristed instruments, and intelligent software that work together to optimize surgical outcomes. The company continues to expand its product offerings and geographic presence while maintaining a strong focus on clinical evidence, physician training, and patient safety. With annual revenues exceeding $8 billion, Intuitive represents a transformative force in modern healthcare, driving the adoption of robotic-assisted procedures across multiple surgical specialties including urology, gynecology, general surgery, and thoracic surgery.