Platform Software Development Manager

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. We work in a high-energy focused small-team environment and believe in applying first principle thinking data-driven decision making continuous learning systematic planning to deliver results and achieving our goals.

Primary Function of Position:

As part of the Future Forward organization the Software Development Manager will have the responsibility to lead the embedded software team in building and improving the embedded software at the heart of an early-stage robotic surgical platform. The team has broad responsibility on the software infrastructure and architecture of the entire system with a focus on the safe and reliable operation of each node on the communication interfaces and all system aspects that derive from it.

The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy small focused team environment be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements and methodical prototype iterations and have a commitment to high product quality that places patients first.

Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a users and engineerings perspective are essential to become a valuable leader. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as is the ability to make work fun and interesting. Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed.

Essential Job Duties

• Own full development lifecycle for embedded software team and associated documentation (negotiate requirements systematic risk assessment and mitigation prototyping development testing and software releases).
• Champion best practices in software development (e.g. code reviews scrums bug scrubbing meetings coding conventions continuous integration defensive programming static analysis design patterns).
• Drive technical development across a variety of areas ranging from board bring up inter-node communication protocols OS management cybersecurity and safety algorithms.
• Interface with a multitude of technical and product teams understanding embedded software needs in order to create maintain and track a bottom-up schedule that best support top-down goals.
• Recognize and attract top talent mentor and train existing team members and new hires through one-on-one coaching as well as team wide initiatives.

Qualifications :

Required Education and Training

• Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar technical field.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in developing and supporting embedded systems (or 6 years with a Masters degree or 3 years with a PhD degree).
• A minimum of 3 years as people manager or prior management responsibilities through project management or team leadership efforts.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience creating presenting and refining clear compelling technical specifications from top-level system architecture documents down to low-level implementation guides and test plans.
• In-depth experience working with embedded systems and safety-critical complex electromechanical systems including failure mode and risk analysis.
• Extensive experience planning and executing complex software deliverables on tight deadline and with interdependencies with hardware development.
• Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification validation and transfer to manufacturing.
• Strong problem-solving skills and debugging of complex embedded software and electromechanical systems.
• Experience recruiting mentoring and functionally managing teams of highly skilled engineers.
• A real excitement to learn and to get to the bottom of tough technical problems and to help patients lives.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience designing software products in a regulated industry or for mission critical applications; comfort with concepts of design input design output traceability risk analysis and mitigations.
• Experience with designing and developing mission-critical cross-platform code in C or C is a plusparticularly in embedded and real-time systems (e.g. QNX) including work on applications board bring-up and device drivers for multi-core and multi-processor architectures.
• Familiarity with multi-threaded and multi-process programming as well as inter-process and inter-node communication techniques for Linux
• Working knowledge of Python or Matlab for automation diagnostics and testing.
• Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git and experience with defining and executing software release processes.
• Cyber-security concepts such as secure boot authentication and encryption.

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

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 compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time