Senior Ultrasound Engineer – Imaging & Medical Devices

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); Sur place; USD 167 000 - 197 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Staff Ultrasound Engineer to lead ultrasound imaging technology development for next-generation minimally invasive robotic systems. The role spans transducer design, beamforming, electronics interfaces, and system integration to deliver high-quality imaging and reliable medical devices.

You will collaborate with engineers across hardware, software, and clinical teams to advance acquisition, processing, and validation, while guiding external partners and ensuring

Qualifications

• 12+ years industry experience with ultrasound imaging, acoustics, or signal/image processing.
• Advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for a portion of the required experience.
• Demonstrated ability to set technical direction for and manage the deliverables of external OEM and internal engineering teams.

Responsabilités

• Own the ultrasound transducers and electrical interfacing design from concept to commercialization. Design and test ultrasound transducers including simulations, fabrication, and limit testing to enhance image performance.
• Provide hands-on imaging support during laboratory, preclinical, and clinical activities.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers on front-end electronics, data acquisition, and system integration.
• Drive continual improvement of image quality and reliability through troubleshooting, design and process ideation, product implementation, verification, and clinical validation.
• Partner with systems team to develop and optimize signal processing and system parameter tuning, including management of external design partners.
• Conduct or advise on FEM and acoustic simulations to optimize acoustic stacks and matching layers.

Connaissances

Ultrasound imaging

Acoustics

Signal processing

Transducer characterization

Beamforming

FEM/Simulation

Design for manufacturing

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Biomedical Engineering

Outils

COMSOL

ANSYS

PZFlex

Solidworks

Description du poste

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Staff Ultrasound Engineer to lead ultrasound imaging technology development for next-generation minimally invasive robotic systems. The role spans transducer design, beamforming, electronics interfaces, and system integration to deliver high-quality imaging and reliable medical devices.

You will collaborate with engineers across hardware, software, and clinical teams to advance acquisition, processing, and validation, while guiding external partners and ensuring