Senior FPGA Engineer — Medical Robotics & Surgery

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

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to develop and support innovative surgical devices for the da Vinci system.

You will create complex FPGA solutions across video, communications, and control processing, aligned with user needs and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes Verilog proficiency, FPGA architecture expertise, and hands-on design across Xilinx families, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality medical devices

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience designing electronic devices with FPGA's and a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years of experience and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Verilog for both synthesis and verification.
• Proficiency in FPGA design or front-end IC design.
• Experience working with Xilinx FPGA families such as: Spartan, Artix, Virtex, Kintex, UltraScale and Ultrascale+ MPSoC.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGA design tools (such as ISE, Vivado, ModelSim, TCL scripting, Chipscope/Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA), Microblaze compiler, etc.).
• In-depth knowledge of FPGA architecture, design, verification, and debug (Xilinx).

Responsibilities

• FPGA implementations of one or more of the following: video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and integration of modern embedded computing modules.
• Develop all FPGA RTL in Verilog and System Verilog.
• Integrate, debug and support the product after launch.
• Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
• Serve as lead technical designer on cross-functional project teams to develop new world-class surgical devices and accessories.
• Collaborate and support the quality and regulatory processes.

Skills

Verilog

FPGA design

Xilinx FPGA families

FPGA architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim

Chipscope/ILA

TCL scripting

MicroBlaze compiler

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to develop and support innovative surgical devices for the da Vinci system.

You will create complex FPGA solutions across video, communications, and control processing, aligned with user needs and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes Verilog proficiency, FPGA architecture expertise, and hands-on design across Xilinx families, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality medical devices