Staff Software Engineer — Emulator & Embedded Systems

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Engineer focused on the internal da Vinci emulator. You will lead a small team that builds, deploys, and supports a full-system emulator and hardware-in-the-loop setups on-site.

The role requires rapid Learning of complex evolving systems, collaboration across departments, and a passion for simulation-first development. You will influence features, fixes, and system integration in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant engineering discipline, or 8 years of experience and a Master's degree, or 5 years of experience and a PhD degree; or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience understanding and debugging complex systems
• Excellent knowledge of Software Engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
• Experience using C++ and Python
• Proficient communication skill and the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of talented engineers

Responsibilities

• Lead the emulation team on industry-standard or innovative approaches to developing performance system emulators
• Expand the functionality of the internal da Vinci emulator by faithfully emulating microcontrollers, sensors, FPGAs, and physics models
• Learn and explore the continuously evolving da Vinci system software and firmware
• Explore creative ways to faithfully emulate da Vinci hardware
• An advocate for hardware "simulation first" that educates developer on the productivity benefits of using the emulator
• Continuously follow up with developers (i.e. our internal customers) to support feature requests, bug fixes, and system integration

Skills

C++

Python

Communication

Debugging complex systems

Software engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

CUDA

Docker

Git

Linux

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Engineer focused on the internal da Vinci emulator. You will lead a small team that builds, deploys, and supports a full-system emulator and hardware-in-the-loop setups on-site.

The role requires rapid Learning of complex evolving systems, collaboration across departments, and a passion for simulation-first development. You will influence features, fixes, and system integration in a dynamic environment.