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Systems Integration Engineer

Systems Integration Engineer

CompanyIntuitive Surgical
LocationSunnyvale, CA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior

Description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The person in this role will report directly to the technical head of the advanced energy product. The main responsibilities involve integrating software modules from embedded to top-level user interfaces, ensuring the system software functions together as a cohesive unit. This person will define system software integration plans and test complex modules and systems. To contribute to the project’s success, this person will review the source codes, develop test cases, conduct software tests, evaluate and investigate problems, and propose appropriate resolutions. This is important as issues can change rapidly during the fast-paced early stages of product development.

Essential Job Duties

  • Participate in code reviews, provide inputs to software development, conduct an initial assessment of the first candidate builds, and identify potential root causes.
  • Enhance functional excellence in mechatronic design and prototyping, hardware/software integration, incorporating clinical feedback into the design process, developing characterization and test designs, and ensuring smooth system bring-up and stabilization.
  • Adopt a hands-on approach to troubleshoot engineering prototypes in their successive iterations and releases.
  • Collaborate on software verification and validation strategies, ensuring that software components are tested and comply with safety standards and performance requirements.
  • Ability to develop and document test plans, detailed test procedures, test reports, test activities, and transition plans.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

  • Proficiency in Python for scripting and test automation.
  • Practical experience with engineering tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
  • Previous experience in hardware/software integration.
  • Experience with Git for version control.
  • Solid methodical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills and an eagerness to collaborate cross-functionally

Required Education and Training

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a university degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar Engineering field; or 3 years experience and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience working with AWS.
  • Previous experience in formal testing, including software verification
  • Familiarity with automation frameworks and reliability testing.
  • Experience with build tools e.g. Bazel, Babel, Webpack

Benefits

Not Specified