Senior Instrumentation Software Engineer, Medical Robotics

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the development of advanced mechatronic instrumentation for patient care. The role requires architecting control and sensing software for medical robots, with hands-on hardware work and rigorous data analysis.

You will collaborate with embedded, electrical, systems and mechanical teams, delivering robust software across the development lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in real-time control with C#/C/C++ on Linux, Python scripting,

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of industry experience (PhD allowed).
• Strong knowledge of C#, C, C++ on Linux for real-time control.
• Experience architecting and writing motion control and sensing code for medical instruments.
• Experience with Python for data analysis and scripting.
• Experience with FDA software lifecycle and cybersecurity considerations.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement control and sensing software for advanced mechatronic instrumentation
• Work hands-on with mechatronic hardware daily in system bring-up, calibration, operation, experimentation, and debugging
• Lead system optimization and debugging activity with thoughtful experimental design, execution, and data analysis/visualization
• Interface with embedded systems engineers and electrical engineers to develop appropriate software interfaces to lower-level controllers and firmware
• Work closely with systems engineering and mechanical engineering to architect, select, and optimize electrical control boards, motors, sensors, and other hardware components
• Write clean, structured and maintainable code, document software designs for various instrument configurations, inclusive of error recovery
• Write and execute unit tests ensuring excellent test coverage for software code
• Use scripting languages (e.g. Python) for bringing up various hardware prototypes, for test automation, and for data analysis/visualization
• Generate detailed software requirements, design specifications, and software test protocols for the company’s Quality System
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary engineering team and company leadership to deliver key technical milestones
• Prioritize and debug reported software issues/bugs

Skills

C#

C

C++

Python

Linux

FDA regulatory experience

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Computer Science

Tools

OpenCV

Job description

Intuitive is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the development of advanced mechatronic instrumentation for patient care. The role requires architecting control and sensing software for medical robots, with hands-on hardware work and rigorous data analysis.

You will collaborate with embedded, electrical, systems and mechanical teams, delivering robust software across the development lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in real-time control with C#/C/C++ on Linux, Python scripting,