Intuitive

Robotics Software Engineer

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29 days ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAMid Level
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$135k - $228k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Learn and adapt an existing software codebase.
  • Collaborate with controls, mechanical, and software engineers to design, build, and iterate robotic prototypes.
  • Design and lead experiments to characterize system performance, accuracy, and reliability.
  • Refine prototype software into robust, production-quality code.
  • Architect clean, modular, testable software interfaces and system designs for a distributed robotic platform.
  • Contribute to long-term software architecture and platform strategy.
  • Develop and maintain formal design control documentation in compliance with medical device standards.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in C++, object-oriented programming, software architecture design, and testing.
  • Strong working knowledge of robotics algorithms, including forward kinematics.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently with technical ownership.
  • Flexibility to contribute across different areas of the codebase with a full-stack mentality.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in computer science or mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
  • Preferred qualifications include four years of software application development, Linux development, medical-device software, formal requirements and testing documentation, GUI development with Qt/QML, OpenGL and 3D rendering, and state estimation and sensor fusion algorithms.

Benefits

  • Employee position with a scheduled daytime shift.
  • Onsite work is required weekly, with the percentage defined by the team leader.
  • Target compensation includes base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.
  • Certain roles may require proof of vaccination.
  • Some roles may be subject to U.S. export-control licensing or a Technology Control Plan.

Tech Stack

Categories

Robotics
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About Intuitive

10,000+ employees

Intuitive (Nasdaq: ISRG), headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery. At Intuitive, 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.

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