Future opportunities - Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Video Systems

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive seeks an engineer to develop software for real-time video capture and processing on embedded Linux platforms, enabling high-performance 4K video streams across PCIe, Ethernet, and other interconnects.

You will collaborate with hardware and systems teams to integrate GPU and FPGA acceleration, ensure robustness and security of video pipelines, and support cross-functional design validation and manufacturing transfer. A strong sense of teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for real-time video capture from camera sensor/third party devices, processing, streaming on embedded Linux platforms.
• Optimize performance for high-bandwidth, multi-stream 4K video transport over PCIe, Ethernet, fiber or custom interconnects.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate GPU and FPGA acceleration for video workloads.
• Ensure robustness, security, and synchronization across video pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical specifications and evaluate design trade-offs, particularly in platform and infrastructure software.
• Support clinical studies and participate in product demonstrations as needed.
• Engage in design, verification and validation, and transfer to manufacturing activities.

Job description

Job Description

The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's new robotic platform designed for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with the goal of improving early lung cancer diagnosis. This position is integral to the development of a novel surgical robot system. The engineer will collaborate with a skilled team to design, build and optimize software that enables high-performance video capture, enhancement, compression, streaming, and display across a range of embedded platforms. The engineer will collaborate with hardware and systems teams to deliver next-generation solutions using GPU and FPGA-based pipelines to process and transport 4K video data efficiently and reliably. The successful candidate should thrive in a collaborative team environment, be adept at developing solutions from initial requirements, and be committed to delivering high-quality products. A strong sense of shared responsibility and teamwork is essential

Essential Job Duties

• Develop software for real-time video capture from camera sensor/third party devices, processing, streaming on embedded Linux platforms.
• Optimize performance for high-bandwidth, multi-stream 4K video transport over PCIe, Ethernet, fiber or custom interconnects.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate GPU and FPGA acceleration for video workloads.
• Ensure robustness, security, and synchronization across video pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical specifications and evaluate design trade-offs, particularly in platform and infrastructure software.
• Support clinical studies and participate in product demonstrations as needed.
• Engage in design, verification and validation, and transfer to manufacturing activities.