Software Engineer - Embedded UI

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by

improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest

priority.

Primary Function of Position

As a Software Engineer Embedded UI, you will work with a group of talented and dedicated people

to improve and extend Intuitive robotic product lines. You will contribute broadly to the Future

Forward group, with a focus on the development of innovative and Intuitive digital interfaces. As a member of the Future Forward engineering team, you will join a small team of experts in the fields of robotics, imaging, and software. You will collaborate and contribute to the conceptualization, design, and evaluation of new digital interfaces to support a novel robotic system.

You will contribute across the entire development cycle, taking concepts from initial prototypes to

production software.

In this role, you will design and implement a variety of software components, as part of the Future

Forward Navigation software team. You will take on projects with broad technical scope, generating

delightful digital interfaces inclusive of 2D and 3D content. The ideal candidate is an independent

and fast-paced developer with excellent problem-solving skills, who can translate rough and

approximate requirements into working prototypes, so to arrive at high quality, complete solutions

through methodical iterations.

Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from an engineering and user perspective

are essential to becoming a valuable contributor. A strong sense of shared responsibility and

shared reward is required.

Essential Job Duties

• Contribute to the development of world-class digital interfaces using Qt/QML and other tools in an embedded C++ environment to support physicians in the use of a novel robotic system
• Collaborate closely with designers, clinical engineers, and other software developers to integrate simple and elegant interfaces into user-friendly applications
• Contribute to the definition of requirements and assist in architecting software interfaces for a distributed robotic system
• Participate in failure mode analysis, to identify and implement robust hazard mitigation strategies
• Refine prototypes to production-quality software through rapid iterations

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software, Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and supporting digital interfaces
• Comfortable with object-oriented programming using C++
• Familiarity with GUI development frameworks
• Excellent communication skills and ability to convey technical content to a broader audience

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Qt and/or QML
• Experience with 3D graphics frameworks (Qt3D, OpenGL, Vulkan, etc.)
• Familiarity with development in a Linux environment
• Interest in designing user-centered interfaces that prioritize usability and safety
• Awareness of software development methodologies and tools

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.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.