Software Engineer, Manufacturing Automation & Test

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking an engineer to join the Automation, Equipment and Test (AET) Team to design software for manufacturing robots and instruments used in medical devices. This role focuses on developing software and algorithms for semi-automated electro-mechanical systems that ensure performance, reliability and safety in production.

Collaboration across product development, systems, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement software for equipment that builds and tests medical devices like robotic systems, instruments and accessories
• Build and maintain software infra to extract value from generated data
• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to boost efficiency and cut costs
• Understand product operations/controls; ensure integrity in volume production
• Document and perform IQOQPQ and DQ validation on manufacturing equipment
• Develop, document and follow good software development practices
• Work independently to overcome roadblocks with minimal guidance
• Take ownership of manufacturing software and collaborate across teams
• Support and enhance existing production software

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.

The Automation, Equipment and Test (AET) Team is responsible for making the robots that make the robots. We develop and maintain equipment, fixtures, and tooling that optimize and streamline the manufacturing process of instruments and accessories.

This candidate will play a key role as part of the AET team to enable the design and manufacturing of new surgical robotic systems, instruments, and accessories. This engineer will develop software and algorithms for custom semi-automated electro-mechanical systems that assure products’ performance, reliability and safety. The position will require close collaboration with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to build a coherent diagnostic strategy and develop software to implement that strategy.

Essential Job Duties:

This role requires but is not limited to:

• Design, develop, and implement software solutions for equipment that builds and tests medical devices such as robotic systems, instruments and accessories
• Build and maintain software infrastructures that enable value extraction from the data generated
• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity
• Understand products’ operations and controls, and develop the means to ensure their integrity in volume production
• Document, direct and perform IQOQPQ and DQ validation activities on manufacturing equipment
• Develop, document and follow good software development practices
• Work independently to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
• Take ownership of manufacturing software and work with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion
• Support and enhance existing production software