Staff Manufacturing Software Engineer
Company | Intuitive Surgical |
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Location | Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Proven proficiency in modern programming languages, frameworks and tools (C#/Python is a plus)
- Solid understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP/Design Patterns/SW Architecture
- Passionate about technologies and loves programming
- Ability to map, design, develop, and test software solutions from inception to launch
- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Experience in integrating software with hardware components such as PLCs, sensors, and robotics
- Experience in System Level Design and Software Platform design
- A track record in driving, planning, executing, and delivering projects and proactively communicating about progress, roadblocks
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies
- Motivated to continually improve best practices
- Ability to work with vague and dynamic requirements
- Excellent ability to communicate effectively (verbal and non-verbal) with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Foster steady sense of team with peers through solicitation of feedback and constructive contribution to review sessions
- Ability to technically steer and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and support, and drive team projects
- Exceptional analytical and structured problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement software solutions for equipments that builds and tests medical devices such as robotic systems, instruments and accessories
- Build and maintain software infrastructures that enable value extraction from the data generated
- Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity
- Understand products’ operations and controls, and develop the means to ensure their integrity in volume production
- Document, direct and perform IQOQPQ and DQ validation activities on manufacturing equipment
- Develop, document and follow good software development practices
- Work autonomously to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
- Take ownership of manufacturing software and work with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion
- Support and enhance existing production software
- Mentor less experienced engineers
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven industry experience in architecture and development of scalable, production quality software systems
- Fully understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Familiarity with data engineering, especially for industrial domain
- Experience developing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems
- Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
- Knowledge of software security principles and practices is plus
- Knowledge of control systems and industrial automation protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC, Ethernet/IP) is plus