Software Engineer Navigation - Forward Division

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

As a Software Engineer on the Future Forward Navigation team, you will develop innovative digital solutions to extend Intuitive’s robotic product lines. Collaborating with experts in robotics, imaging, and software, you will build medical image analysis and computer vision systems for novel robotic platforms. This role spans the entire development cycle—from prototyping approximate requirements to delivering high-quality production code. The ideal candidate is an independent problem-solver with a broad technical scope (robotics, ML, graphics) who learns quickly and thrives in a collaborative environment.

• Support the development of advanced computer vision and ML algorithms (segmentation, 3D reconstruction, object tracking) from proof-of-concept to deployment on resource‑constrained embedded platforms
• Participate in building low‑latency, real‑time inference pipelines using C++ and CUDA to meet timing and accuracy requirements for surgical assistance
• Collaborate with designers, clinical engineers, and other software developers to translate approximate clinical needs into concrete technical requirements and verifiable software specifications
• Contribute to safety‑critical software engineering practices, including failure mode analysis, hazard mitigation, and validation strategies for AI models