Senior Software Engineer, Navigation & Robotics

Overview

The Senior Software Engineer position will support software development for ATEC's surgical navigation and robotics platform. They will have the responsibility and authority to develop and perform activities for software development to ensure ATEC's cutting edge medical products meet our user's needs and our quality and reliability standards. This position requires application of technical expertise to independently determine and develop approaches to solve complex technical problems with ingenuity and creativity.

Designing, developing, testing, maintaining and documenting/validating software applications. Participate in all phases of product development as needed such as reviewing requirements, design, usability, risk assessment, and testing execution. Contributes to the completion of work group objectives through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments. Interfacing with mechanical, electrical, systems, software and test engineers.

• Design and implement high quality applications and frameworks targeting the Unix/Linux platform
• Design and implement application software in C++
• Collaborate with marketing and cross-functional R&D teams to support evaluation, prioritization, and detailed definition of future product features
• Perform integration and system level testing of software and software/hardware systems
• Develop documentation related to software development projects (design artifacts, test plans/cases, etc.)
• Perform task estimation and develop software projects according to project plan
• Manage multiple tasks/projects and priorities
• Attend surgical cases, engage with surgeons, and maintain familiarity with current company endeavors across technical areas
• Support integration of advanced algorithms into production software applications, including AI/ML image processing systems and image display & rendering toolkits
• Work closely with R&D and Marketing teams to support clinical prototyping, testing, and formal evaluation in cadaveric surgical lab settings
• Maintain rigorous version control, unit testing, and documentation to support regulatory evaluation and formal test efforts
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

• Experienced with commercial software development for medical devices (IEC 62304). Experience with surgical navigation a plus
• Experienced in C++ development in Linux environment. Experience with Qt framework is a plus
• Exposure to 2D-to-3D image registration, particularly in intra-op spine imaging, desired
• Familiarity with image processing and rendering toolkits such as VTK, ITK, OpenCV
• Experience with 3D volumetric imaging (such as CT, CBCT, MRI) and medical image data formats (DICOM)
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies, Git / Azure Dev Ops / Jira
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with 3D geometry for spatial navigation systems a plus

• 5+ years experience in medical device software development
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).

ATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws. Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.

Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate's qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $120,000 to $140,000 Full-Time Annual Salary

Please Note:

The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.