Future opportunities Senior Embedded Software Engineer Video Systems

The Ion endoluminal system is Intuitives new robotic platform designed for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung with the goal of improving early lung cancer diagnosis. This position is integral to the development of a novel surgical robot system. The engineer will collaborate with a skilled team to design build and optimize software that enables high-performance video capture enhancement compression streaming and display across a range of embedded platforms. The engineer will collaborate with hardware and systems teams to deliver next-generation solutions using GPU and FPGA-based pipelines to process and transport 4K video data efficiently and reliably. The successful candidate should thrive in a collaborative team environment be adept at developing solutions from initial requirements and be committed to delivering high-quality products. A strong sense of shared responsibility and teamwork is essential

Essential Job Duties

• Develop software for real-time video capture from camera sensor/third party devices processing streaming on embedded Linux platforms.
• Optimize performance for high-bandwidth multi-stream 4K video transport over PCIe Ethernet fiber or custom interconnects.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate GPU and FPGA acceleration for video workloads.
• Ensure robustness security and synchronization across video pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical specifications and evaluate design trade-offs particularly in platform and infrastructure software.
• Support clinical studies and participate in product demonstrations as needed.
• Engage in design verification and validation and transfer to manufacturing activities.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in developing cross-platform object-oriented C code (version 11 and higher).
• Familiarity with FPGA programming and hardware/software co-design for video pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of real-time systems low-latency pipelines and performance tuning.
• Experience working with embedded Linux development environment and multimedia frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills for isolating and debugging embedded hardware and software issues.
• Experience working collaboratively on product-focused designs.
• Familiarity with automation CI/CD and unit testing.
• Strong intuition and interest in designing systems for testability and scalability.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum Bachelors plus 6 years or Masters plus 4 years degree in computer science Computer Engineering or related engineering discipline.

• Minimum 4 years Minimum 4 years industry experience developing embedded systems
  multimedia software or video technology.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Understanding of video compression standards (H.264/AVC H.265/HEVC VP9 AV1).
• Experience with video streaming protocols (RTP/SRTP/RTSP).
• Hands-on experience with GPU programming (CUDA).
• Knowledge of networking for high-bandwidth media transport (e.g. SMPTE ST 2110 RDMA NVENC/NVDEC).
• Experience with working with Nix and Bazel build systems.
• Proficiency with serialization and messaging frameworks such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
• Experience with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debugging verification validation and manufacturing transfer.
• Experience in designing software products for FDA-regulated or mission-critical applications with an understanding of design input design output traceability risk analysis and mitigation processes.

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.

Mandatory Notices

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

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 base compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time