Senior Robotic Algorithms and Control Engineer; Senior Systems Analyst

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

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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position
This position is responsible for control and safety algorithms required to support new instruments and accessories of the da Vinci Surgical System. Skills required will include robot kinematics, control systems, and a solid understanding of electro-mechanical systems.
Responsabilites

Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the teleoperated motion and force fidelity of new surgical instruments, and integration of new accessories with the robot. This will involve:

• Working closely with the clinical development team to understand requirements for instruments and accessories performance
• Using analysis and experimentation to develop a deep understanding of the behavior and limitations of the mechanism
• Working closely with the mechanical design team to characterize and optimize the mechanism for performance and safety
• Modifying and tuning the algorithms that will control the behavior of the mechanism
• Implementing new feature sets as well as maintaining the existing ones in software
• You will be responsible for risk analysis, and implementation of safety algorithms. You will be responsible for documentation of risks, requirements, and test protocols in order to support requests for approval by regulatory agencies such as the FDA.
• You will be responsible for working with the manufacturing team to develop automated fixtures for calibrating, testing, and aiding assembly of the instrument. You will be responsible for setting manufacturing test specifications that will ensure mechanical performance.
• You are expected to have a breadth of technical knowledge that enables a top-level view of the entire project. Using this perspective, you will act as an interface between the various technical specialties. You are expected to take ownership of issues that crosses the boundaries of several disciplines and use your broad skillset to ensure the success of the project.

• PhD plus at least 3 years of experience, in robotics-related field or Masters degree plus 6 years of experience, in robotics-related field.
• Demonstrate intuitive understanding of electro-mechanical phenomena with ability to do rigorous and detailed analysis.
• C/C++ and Matlab programming skills, as well as hardware, software, and mechanism integration skills. Knowledge of Python would be a plus.
• Knowledge of classical and modern servo control systems.
• Knowledge of robot kinematics.
• Knowledge of statistical methods is a plus.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical design principles and CAD tools is a plus.
• Demonstrate excellent…