Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Advanced Energy

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

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Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position:

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer brings a key contribution to a team responsible for the architectural design and implementation of software to support novel electrosurgical systems for surgery being developed by the Sunnyvale Engineering group.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop software applications for advanced energy and robotic products for minimally invasive surgery.
• Develop software in object-oriented C++, C, Verilog and Python for embedded systems.
• Develop software to acquire, process, store, and analyze energy data in real-time.
• Develop software to support manufacturing and test teams.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Independently solve assigned problems.

Required Education, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years of experience and a Master's degree; or 3 years of experience and a PhD; or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing complete software solutions for embedded systems using C/C++ language on bare-metal and Linux based embedded systems.
• Experience developing tests at the system and module level in Python and/or Matlab.
• Proven experience using electronic bench equipment such as oscilloscopes and function generators for the bring up and troubleshooting of hardware.
• Experience debugging software and performing reviews of test automation and application code. 
• Ability to contribute to design documentation for test protocols, results and reports and complete tracing for all software requirements.
• Ability to assist in analysis of test and field data, identify non-conformance trends, generate concise executive summaries, and recommend design improvements. 
• Working knowledge of peripherals commonly used on embedded systems such as ADCs, DACs, PWM and waveform generation and serial communications (I2C, SPI, RS232).
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools and effective peer review techniques.
• Comfortable with concepts of design input, design output, traceability, and risk analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, oral) across all levels and organizations.
• Experience designing products in an FDA or other regulated industry or for mission critical applications is desired.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.