Senior System Test Engineer

Position: SENIOR SYSTEM TEST ENGINEER
Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do  a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies-like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion-have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We're a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful-because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you're ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you'll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Counts  a Senior System Test Engineer within the Multiport System & Release team, you will be responsible for all aspects of system level software verification test activities to ensure the high quality of the robotic surgical products. You will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to product interaction design, software development, systems analysts, human factors, clinical, quality and regulatory teams.

You will understand the system from both a technical perspective and the user's viewpoint, and drive definition and development of robust test strategy and comprehensive test design. The successful candidate must excel in a focused, high-energy team environment with accountability and ownership.

Essential

Job Duties:

* Partner closely with user interaction designers, system analysts, and developers to ensure testable requirements. Identify edge use cases which are not defined in requirements

* Participate in design reviews and provide verification‑centric input

* Design and implement comprehensive, robust manual and automated test strategies for functional, integration, regression, coexistence, and user journey focused E2E testing

* Design, develop and execute test protocols for end-to-end user interaction features

* Champion continuous improvement by optimizing verification workflows, automation test coverage, and test metrics to increase efficiency and overall software reliability

* Log and manage issues in the issue tracking system, work with development and cross-functional teams to debug

Qualifications

Qualifications:

* Experience developing test scripts in Python for functional testing of user interface features.

* Strong experience in troubleshooting, triaging and providing detailed debug information for expediting issue resolution.

* Experience developing detailed test plans, assessing risks, filing detailed bug reports, and providing relevant data for test reporting.

* Ability to drive cross-functional communications, understanding dependencies while also ensuring a tight timeline can be maintained.

* Proactive self-starter with a keen eye for details with focus on end-user experiences and ability to go above and beyond to ensure a high-quality release.

* Continuously learning and advancing skills across multiple areas.

* Excellent knowledge of product / software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and testing tools.

* Experienced in testing complex systems with multiple software and hardware components, preferably including FDA-regulated products.

* BA/BS in Computer Science/ Biomedical / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering and/or relevant professional experience.

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,…