Staff Ultrasound Engineer — Robotic Surgery Imaging

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking a Staff Ultrasound Engineer to lead ultrasound imaging initiatives for next‑generation minimally invasive robotics.

You will own transducer design, platform integration, and collaboration with hardware, software, and clinical teams to ensure high image quality and robust product development. Role requires extensive experience in ultrasound acoustics, transducer testing, and FEM/acoustic simulations, with a focus on driving from concept to commercialization and

Qualifications

• 12+ years in ultrasound imaging, acoustics, or signal processing.
• Expertise in ultrasound physics and beamforming fundamentals.
• Experience with transducer characterization and testing.
• Ability to lead external OEM/internal engineering teams.
• Design for manufacturing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own ultrasound transducers and electrical interfacing design from concept to commercialization.
• Provide hands-on imaging support during lab, preclinical, and clinical activities.
• Collaborate with hardware/software engineers on front-end electronics and data acquisition.
• Drive image quality and reliability improvements through troubleshooting and validation.
• Develop signal processing and system parameter tuning with external design partners.
• Conduct FEM and acoustic simulations to optimize acoustic stacks and matching layers.
• Provide ultrasound expertise to cross-functional groups and define feature requirements.
• Set technical direction for external partners and drive roadmaps for imaging capabilities.
• Translate customer imaging needs into product design solutions and establish objective image quality metrics.

Skills

Ultrasound imaging

Acoustics

Signal processing

Transducer design

External teams leadership

Design for manufacturing

SolidWorks

Finite Element Analysis

Communication skills

IEC standards

Education

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

Tools

COMSOL

ANSYS

PZFlex

OnScale

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking a Staff Ultrasound Engineer to lead ultrasound imaging initiatives for next‑generation minimally invasive robotics.

You will own transducer design, platform integration, and collaboration with hardware, software, and clinical teams to ensure high image quality and robust product development. Role requires extensive experience in ultrasound acoustics, transducer testing, and FEM/acoustic simulations, with a focus on driving from concept to commercialization and