Sr. Manufacturing Software 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. 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

The engineer in this position will play a key role on the Manufacturing Software Engineering team to enable the manufacture of new surgical robotic instruments and accessories. This engineer will develop the software and algorithms that assure each instrument's kinematic performance and safety. The position will require close partnership with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to build a coherent diagnostic strategy and develop software to implement the same.

Essential Job Duties

• Architect, design and develop software systems that control machines to streamline manufacturing process
• Builds and maintain software infrastructures that enable value extraction from the data generated
• Recognize each new product's operation and control, and develop the means to ensure their integrity in volume production
• Design, document, and qualify software for use in manufacturing new instruments and accessories
• Follow good software development practices
• Work autonomously to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
• Take ownership of manufacturing software and work with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion
• Support existing production software

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Passionate about technologies and love programming
• Able to map, develop, and test projects from inception to launch
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• A track record for planning, executing and delivering on projects
• Motivated to continually improve best practices
• Adaptable to dynamic requirements
• Enjoy the thrill of taking on large complex problems
• Good communication and can drive to resolution within constraints
• Excellent ability to communicate complex concepts to engineers in different functional areas
• Exceptional programming skill and experience (C#/python is a plus)
• Solid understand of OOA/OOD/OOP/Design Patterns
• Detail oriented team player
• Resourceful problem-solving machine
• Foster exceptional sense of team with peers through solicitation of feedback and constructive contribution to review sessions
• Demonstrated technical leadership

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (Software Engineering or Computer Science preferred)
• 8+ years of software development experience (higher degree can offset years of experience)

Working Conditions

• Able to work with computers and equipment over extended periods.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with web technologies like Restful API, Web services, HTML, CSS, Angular JS is a plus
• Familiarity with databases (SQL, No-SQL, etc )
• Experience developing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems
• Exceptional data-backed, time management, mutual, listening and communication skills
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
• Exceptional industry experience in architecture and development of scalable production quality systems
• Fully understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Familiarity with Statistical Analysis, Six Sigma, and/or Statistical Process Control are pluses