Equipment Engineering - Software
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Equipment Engineering - Software (Finance)
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 at Intuitive
. As 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.
Primary Function of Position
You'll play a key role on the Multiport Test Engineering team to enable the manufacturing of a new generation of surgical robots. You will develop automated, mechatronic-centric manufacturing tests and diagnostic software that assures the calibration, performance, and safety of robot subsystems. The position will require close collaboration with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical test fixture engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and contract manufacturers to build a comprehensive test strategy and deliver automated manufacturing test software.
EssentialJob Duties
- Take ownership of manufacturing test fixtures, software, and test system quality
- Develop a deep technical understanding of product operation, control and testing algorithms
- Design, document, and qualify systems and test software for use in manufacturing new robot subsystems
- Work independently to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
- Troubleshoot production line issues
- Improve the manufacturing test capability through new technology, software and analytics
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in hardware-oriented software development with a bachelor's degree (or 3 years with a master's degree)
- Experience developing or testing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems and mechatronics
- Experience with design and development of Windows PC or Web user interfaces
- Proficient in object-oriented Python
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Drives projects to completion
- Strong problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Intellectually curious and passionate
- High emotional intelligence and solid people skills
- Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Software Engineering or related program
- None
- Web technologies such as HTML, Java script, RESTful APIs, JSON, Sockets
- Familiarity with Matlab, SQL database, Linux-based Operating Systems
- Automated product or software testing
- Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
- Experience working in a product manufacturing environment
- Quality Systems experience, preferably in a medical device environment.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
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.
Equal Opportunity StatementIntuitive 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, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.
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