Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software

CMR Surgical Ltd.; Town of Cambridge; Hybrid; AUD 134,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Parental leave

Job summary

CMR Surgical in Australia is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Robot Software team to advance embedded software for our Versius system. You will contribute to safety-critical development, testing, and regulatory documentation, and provide technical leadership within the Scrum framework.

The role is hybrid with three days in the office. Ideal candidates have experience in regulated environments, strong software fundamentals, and proficiency in C or Python, with MATLAB a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software, preferably in a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practice.
• Leadership of design, developers, teams or software projects.
• Familiarity with C or Python programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for CMR medical devices, with testing and regulatory documentation.
• Develop software tools and processes for Robot Software and overall quality management.
• Lead streams of work within the team and assist in planning across sprints.
• Mentor teammates, participate in recruitment activities and team leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulated environment

Software engineering fundamentals

Scrum/leadership

Tools

C

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software

About CMR Surgical

At CMR Surgical, we're revolutionising the future of minimal access surgery with Versius, our next-generation surgical robotic system. We're growing fast, and we’re on a mission to transform how surgery is delivered globally for the benefit of patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems.

Our values—Ambitious, Humble, People-Focused, and Fair & Responsibledefine our approach to innovation, partnership, and growth. If you believe in making a meaningful difference in healthcare and want to be part of a purpose-driven company with bold ambitions, now is the time to join us.

CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now. Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals.

We’re breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you’re capable of.

About the Role

Senior Software Engineers within the Robot Software department are responsible for:

• Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices, together with all necessary testing and documentation for regulatory approval.
• Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software, Operational Excellence and CMR as a whole in accordance with CMR’s quality management system.
• Providing technical leadership for the direction of the team
• Engineers can expect to be assigned to the scrum team where their skills and experience can best meet CMR’s needs.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days a week being based in the office.

Responsibilities

Working within the Robot Software scrum team framework you will be part of a team following international standards to develop safety-critical embedded software for a medical device.

The role will include:

• Developing embedded software for CMR medical devices (mostly in C), including risk management and requirements definition
• Developing automated software test coverage (C and Python) suitable to meet regulatory and quality management requirements on safety-critical software
• Developing software tools and processes for Robot Software and CMR as a whole (mostly in Python)
• Designing and performing manual tests with the robot, from design through release stages of development
• Contributing to investigations on system design conformance and quality of function
• Lead or provide significant assistant in the planning and management of the scrum team.
• Lead streams of work within the team, specifying the necessary tasks and planning that work across sprints
• Be involved with mentoring, recruitment activities, line management and/or team leadership

We’d expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Robot Software remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have/be:

• Experience developing software, preferably in a regulated environment.
• A strong interest and understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practice
• Leadership of design, developers, teams or software projects
• Good familiarity with either C or Python

It will be an advantage to have experience in any combination of the following:

• Control systems
• DC motor control
• MATLAB or Python for algorithm prototyping and/or data analysis
• Microcontrollers
• Network protocols
• Robot kinematics/solid body mechanics
• Safety critical software development standards, particularly IEC 62304.

Why Join Us?

• competitive salary
• bonus
• pension
• healthcare
• enhanced global parental leave pay

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within theUK. Strictly no agencies

Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software