Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Surgical Simulation

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 Position

Imagine working on code that can change how surgeons learn about robotic surgery and how hospitals provide standardized training with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Join a team that works every day to make a difference in the world.

We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Surgical Simulation who will be working on the Simulation Platform that enables VR robotic simulation of surgical procedures and relevant games.  These simulators are used by surgeons around the world to improve their robotic surgical skills.

The successful candidate will effectively apply their passion, discipline, knowledge, and hands-on skills of scalable application development and deployment in both an embedded and cloud environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prototype, design, and implement software for an embedded system using Modern C++
  • Platforms include Windows, Linux, and various real-time systems
• Design, implement, and maintain the middleware applications in an Embedded Windows environment that enable command and control data as well as real-time streaming of data between the surgeon console and the Unity applications that provide VR simulation
• Collaborate with both internal and external partners to design, implement, and document APIs for use across simulated platforms.
  • Work with system engineers to add support for advanced instruments in simulation.
  • Collaborate with simulation content developers and console-side system engineers to accurately represent robotic surgical performance and fidelity.
• Work with Quality Assurance to enable automated testing of our software modules.
• Collaborate with other members of the Simulation team to develop a deep understanding of both the internal workings of the simulator architecture as well as the learning objectives for surgeons wanting to optimize their technical skills training.
• Contribute to the UI application that enables surgeons to navigate the simulated training experience for the DaVinci robotic systems.  The UI is an Electron-based application coded in JavaScript, ReactJS, and Typescript. 

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in computer science, Master’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in an embedded software role using Modern C++
• Experience with SCM systems (git preferred), branching strategies, pull requests, git workflows, etc.
• Experience with continuous integration systems such as Jenkins
• Strong communication and team-success-oriented collaboration skills
• Disciplined debugging skills and tenacious problem-solver
• Software development processes including design, documentation, and issue tracking (JIRA)
• Familiarity with Agile software development

Bonus Characteristics

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell
• 5+ years of experience in both front-end and back-end web development, preferably in an embedded environment using JavaScript, ReactJS, and TypeScript
• Knowledge of AWS Services and Container technologies like Docker
• Creative problem solver
• Experience with robotics/kinematics

Additional Information

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