Job DescriptionPrimary Function of the Position- Lead team of engineers on the definition, development, and launch of new products in our growing advanced energy portfolio of products within intuitive surgical across multiple generations of robotic platforms.
- The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy small, focused team environment, be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements and methodical prototype iterations and have a commitment to high product quality that places patients first.
- Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a user's and engineering's perspective are essential to become a valuable leader. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting. Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed.
Essential Job Duties- Own the complete medical device software lifecycle for several products, covering requirement definition, systematic risk assessment, prototyping, development, testing, and release per relevant internal procedures & external regulations.
- Lead team of firmware and software engineers through the development lifecycle of multiple products.
- Drive efforts to improve and establish new processes for software development (e.g., code reviews, scrums, bug scrubbing meetings, coding conventions, continuous integration, defensive programming, static analysis, design patterns).
- Drive technical development across a variety of areas such as board bring up, platform development, controls algorithms, OS management, cybersecurity, and safety software.
- Interface with a multitude of technical and product teams, understanding embedded software needs in order to create, maintain, and track a bottom-up schedule that best support top-down goals.
QualificationsRequired Education, Skills & Experience - Minimum 10 years of embedded software or related experience.
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 3-5 years management experience.
- Extensive experience with developing 62304 compliant software, including creating, presenting, and refining software documentation and design controls.
- In-depth experience working with embedded systems and safety-critical, complex embedded systems, including failure mode and risk analysis.
- Extensive experience planning and executing complex software deliverables on tight deadline and with interdependencies with hardware development.
- Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git and experience with defining and executing software release processes.
- Experience recruiting, mentoring, and functionally managing teams of highly skilled engineers.
- A real excitement to learn and to get to the bottom of tough technical problems, and to help patient's lives.
Additional InformationDue 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.
This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate's qualifications, consistent with applicable law.
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.
