Job Description

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.

Primary Function of Position:
This role will be part of Intuitive Intraoperative Intelligence management team that aims to improve surgical outcomes and efficiency by identifying key clinical problems to solve and then execute through innovating in computer vision, machine learning, and augmented reality. We work to empower the surgeon by extracting information from the surgical scene, presenting it with meaningful and intelligent visualization, and synthesizing it in a way that supports surgical decision making. As a manager of the Intuitive Intraoperative Intelligence team, you will join a team of experts in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, graphics, and imaging software. You will collaborate and contribute to the conceptualization, design, and evaluation of new digital products to support a surgical robotic system. You will contribute across the entire development cycle, taking concepts from initial prototypes to production software. The ideal candidate has excellent problem-solving skills, who can translate rough requirements into working prototypes, so to arrive at high quality, complete solutions through methodical iterations. Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from an engineering and user perspective are essential to becoming a valuable contributor. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required.
Essential Job Duties

• Work with Intraop Intelligence team, product marketing, and senior executives to help build and refine product roadmap that provides value to customers and Intuitive business.

• Contribute to the development of world-class intraoperative applications on our next generation robotic software platform.

• Build and manage the team to collaborate closely with designers, clinical engineers, human factors, and other software developers to integrate simple and elegant interfaces into user-friendly applications.

• Work with other engineering team members to define the architecture and select tools.

• Define high-level requirements and architect clean software interfaces for a distributed robotic system.

• Participate in failure mode analysis, to identify and implement robust hazard mitigation strategies.

• Refine prototypes to production-quality software through rapid iterations.

Qualifications
Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred. Master's degree in any related field would be desired.

• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience developing and supporting real-time applications

• Past experience in managing or mentoring other engineers

• Demonstrated experience across phases of the product lifecycle, including design, implementation, debug, verification, and maintenance

• Understanding in object-oriented programming using C/C++

• Experience with 3D Graphics, ML, and GUI development frameworks

• Excellent communication skills and ability to convey technical content to a broader audience

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of robotic surgery and/or soft tissue surgery is highly desirable.

• Experience with the Nvidia CUDA programming

• Familiarity with development in a Linux environment

• Proficient in creating designs that prioritize user delight and safety

• Experience working in a regulated software environment such as the medical device industry, especially related to productizing CV/ML technology

• Experience working with software development methodologies and tools

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 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.
U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer: In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.
Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government's licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan ("TCP") (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).
For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee's start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.
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.

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