FPGA Design Engineer - Robotic Surgery Systems

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an analytical engineer to develop and commercialize FPGA-based designs for the Ion endoluminal system.

You will collaborate with clinical, design, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet clinical and user needs in a fast-paced R&D environment. The role focuses on developing complex FPGA solutions for communications, video, and control processing, with emphasis on System Verilog, verification, and transitioning designs to

Qualifications

• Proficiency with SystemVerilog HDL.
• Experience with full product development lifecycle from concept to manufacturing.
• Strong communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with scripting languages like JavaScript and Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop systems architecture and implementation with cross-functional partners in Electrical Engineering, Software Development and Systems Analysis.
• Produce efficient FPGA implementations of video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and integration of modern embedded computing modules.
• Develop all FPGA RTL in System Verilog.
• Work with other FPGA contributors to harmonize the RTL and verification implementation with established best practices.
• Use modern verification techniques and contribute to our library of verification solutions.
• Integrate, debug and support the product after launch.
• Follow rigorous design control methodology from design specification through design verification.
• Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
• Represent design tradeoffs within multi-disciplinary teams to define requirements for new and current designs.

Skills

SystemVerilog HDL

Excellent communication

Scripting (JavaScript, Python)

Education

BSEE or equivalent

MSEE or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

ModelSim

SVN

Git

Xilinx/AMD FPGA tools

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an analytical engineer to develop and commercialize FPGA-based designs for the Ion endoluminal system.

You will collaborate with clinical, design, engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet clinical and user needs in a fast-paced R&D environment. The role focuses on developing complex FPGA solutions for communications, video, and control processing, with emphasis on System Verilog, verification, and transitioning designs to