Software Engineer – Emulation and Automated Test

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 The Multiport Software Group within Intuitive has an immediate opening for a Software Engineer to support automated test and the internal da Vinci emulator. You will be on the team responsible for building, deploying, and supporting our automated test framework which includes developing our system emulator and hybrid hardware-in-the-loop setups.

A successful candidate must excel in a high-energy focused team environment and must balance delivery of new features, supporting existing features, and tracking system changes. An excellent candidate can rapidly learn the large complex and continually evolving systems, through direct experimentation with the existing system. A deep sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting.

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Job Duties Expand the functionality of the internal da Vinci emulator by faithfully emulating embedded computers, microcontrollers, sensors, FPGAs, or physics models.

Maintain operation of automated test rigs. The primary task involves debugging the integration of multiple software systems within the test rig.

Assist in the development of an internal test framework for informal continuous integration and formal verification and validation of system software.

Learn and explore the continuously evolving da Vinci system software and firmware.

Qualifications Required Education, Skills & Experience Bachelor's degree and minimum of 2 years of experience; or Master's degree with no experience; or equivalent work experience

Experience understanding and debugging complex systems

Knowledge of Software Engineering and Computer Science fundamentals

Experience using Python and C++Proficient communication skill and the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of talented engineers

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, 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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