Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Platform & OS Upgrades

Job Description

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Platform & OS Upgrades will work with a group of talented and dedicated people to improve and extend Intuitive’s surgical robotic product lines. The successful candidate will contribute to the Product Engineering team, with a focused contribution on embedded software for the ION robotic bronchoscopy platform. As a member of the team, you will be involved in supporting and maintaining the existing platform.

The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy small, focused team environment, be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements, and have a commitment to high product quality. Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements and create solutions are essential to become a valuable integrator and system developer. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required.

Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed.

Roles and Responsibilities

Hardware Support and Bring-up:

• Develop, maintain, and upgrade embedded Linux and QNX distributions.
• Integrate secure processes to enhance system security.
• Evaluate and test new hardware for compatibility, performance, reliability, and stability with various operating systems and drivers.
• Support OTA upgrade mechanisms for Linux and QNX platforms, including secure rollback and monitoring capabilities.
• Configure and validate board support packages, kernel drivers, and peripheral devices.

Troubleshooting, Documentation:

• Collaborate with manufacturing and field engineers to investigate, debug, and isolate system software issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement solutions for issues in released and production products.
• Create, document, implement, and unit test software designs in advanced robotic systems.
• Document work in accordance with Intuitive’s development guidelines.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to design, develop, and validate embedded software.