Senior Software Test Engineer

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.

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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.

As a Senior Software Test Engineer within the Future Forward engineering team, you will be responsible for all aspects of software testing. You will partner with the development and clinical teams to develop procedures leading up to the full verification of the system software for a novel surgical robot architecture.

The primary function of this position is to own all aspects of system verification for robotic surgical systems, including ownership of the top-level test strategy, design, development, and execution of test protocols, test report generation, and defect management.

The successful candidate must excel in a focused, high-energy small-team environment. The position will require close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to product development teams, clinical team, systems analysts, design team, quality, and regulatory teams. 

Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a user’s and engineering’s perspective are essential to become a valuable system developer. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required.

Your responsibilities will encompass all aspects related to the system software verification, ranging from a clear understanding of the system architecture design and risk analysis to ownership of requirements discussions and change impact analysis. You will understand the system from both a technical perspective and the user’s viewpoint, and drive definition and development of robust test strategy, as well as recommend design improvements. 

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and executing test scripts and protocols for functional software verification for complex robotic surgical systems.
• Generating test reports and complete requirement tracing for all requirements under test.
• Logging and managing issues found within the issue tracking system; working with software and cross-functional teams to identify the root cause and assess the impact of each issue.
• Contributing to requirements discussions and providing inputs from system test engineering perspective.
• Participating in design change reviews and provide feedback on test impact and regression analysis.
• Analyzing test data, identify non-conformance trends, generate concise executive summaries, and recommend design improvements.
• Execution of the verification protocols of robotic surgical systems and instruments.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or adjacent technical field.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in testing complex electro-mechanical or robotic systems (6 years for Master’s degree holders).

Required Skills and Experience 

• Strong skills in defining test methods based on a deep understanding of requirements, specifications and system software architecture.
• Strong experience in the planning and execution of Verification and Validation (V&V) activities for medical devices, under quality and regulatory compliance.
• Strong foundation in system engineering, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), software design principles.
• First-principles thinking and in-depth knowledge of failure mode and risk analysis processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and debugging of complex embedded software and electromechanical systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Python, Matlab, JavaScript, or other scripting language.
• Experience with Unit Test frameworks.
• Experience with Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing.

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.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

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.