Staff FPGA Engineer

Company Description

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.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
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.

Job Description

Primary Function of the Position

The Sr. FPGA Engineer will innovate, develop, and support surgical robotic devices and accessories for the da Vinci Surgical System, from concept to launch and beyond. The successful candidate will understand user needs and requirements, balance separate product-level requirements with system-level requirements, develop complex FPGA solutions for communications, video, control processing, and other advanced capabilities, and commit to the highest product quality.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as a lead technical designer on project teams to develop new world-class surgical robotic systems and accessories.
• Implement FPGA design using System Verilog in the following areas: video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and modern embedded computing modules.
• Verify implemented design in simulation and hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to Integrate, debug, and support the product before and after launch.
• Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
• Support the quality and regulatory processes.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency with Verilog (preferably SystemVerilog) for both synthesis and verification.
• Experienced in FPGA design or front-end IC design
• In-depth knowledge of FPGA architecture, design, timing analysis, verification, and debug.
• Extensive Experience with FPGA design tools (such as Vivado, Questa Sim, Chipscope)
• Familiarity with at least one of the scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, Perl or Shell
• Proficient with version control systems such as GIT or SVN.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and documentation skills.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum MS with at least 6 years or BS with at least 8 years of industry experience in designing electronic devices with FPGAs.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working with AMD/Xilinx FPGAs such as: Spartan, Artix, Virtex, Kintex, UltraScale and Ultrascale+ MPSoC.
• Experience with SoC including (e.g., Zynq with ARM cores) and soft processors (e.g. MicroBlaze) is desirable.
• Engineering management experience is a plus
• Medical field experience is a plus

Additional Information

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 Employment 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.

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

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, b