Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Medical Imaging

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

The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitive's new robotic platform for minimally

invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early

diagnosis of lung cancer. We are seeking a senior algorithm engineer to play a

lead technical role in conceptualizing, designing, and evaluating our next
- generation planning and guidance software. This role is dedicated to developing

advanced algorithms to analyze chest medical images for complex lung

diseases. This role focuses heavily on the processing and fusion of diverse

imaging modalities-including CT, CBCT, and X-ray images-to perform robust

lung structure segmentation, anomaly detection, and longitudinal disease

tracking, ultimately improving clinical outcomes

Drive the full cycle of medical imaging analysis software development,

developing algorithms from R&D concepts into robust, commercial

medical device products.

* Design, prototype, and implement advanced medical imaging and

machine learning algorithms tailored for advanced lung structure

segmentation, registration, respiratory anomaly detection, and bronchial

analysis.

* Apply and fine-tune state-of-the-art architectures, including nnU-Net,

Vision Transformers (ViTs), DINO, Diffusion models, and Vision

Language Models (VLMs), for clinical datasets.

* Architect and execute model deployment pipelines, seamlessly

integrating trained models into high-performance C++ production

environments, utilizing techniques like quantization, pruning, and hardware acceleration to ensure real-time

performance on constrained medical systems.

* Support system integration and testing while

generating formal design documentation and

patent applications.

Qualifications

Qualifications

* MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical

Engineering, or a related field.

* 5+ years of hands-on industrial experience in algorithm development, with a deep

specialization in medical imaging and computer vision. A proven track record of

shipping commercial AI/ML software products is bonus.

* Exceptional proficiency in Python and C++, with a deep understanding of modern

software component design for production environments.

* Proven hands-on experience with ML frameworks and software toolkits, including

PyTorch, OpenCV, MONAI, ITK, VTK, and model optimization tools such as

Tensor

RT or ONNX.

* Experience or knowledge of the development of AI/ML features in strict alignment

with Good Machine Learning Practice (GMLP) principles, ensuring data

representativeness and model transparency.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective cross-functional

collaboration with clinical and engineering teams

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.

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