Intuitive
healthcare
SeniorMachineLearningEngineer
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“Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Intuitive. Skills: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Robotics. Lead research, design, and implementation of AI algorithms for computer vision (image and video analysis), multi-modal data and generative systems. Contribute to surgical AI using methods in synthetic data generation, generative modelling, world/diffusion models, etc.”
What You'll Achieve.
make surgery smarter, safer, and more human; Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world; contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare; contribute to new technology development for next-generation robot-assisted surgery platforms; show scalability to large clinical datasets
Industry & Context.
The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration; challenging problem-solving environment
Ability to travel domestically and internationally (5-15%), Able to view live and recorded surgical procedures, may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19, subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Doctoral degree in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, or Master's degree with minimum (7) years industry experience developing computer vision and machine learning applications, understanding and experience in building effective learning systems (data collection, training, evaluation, and making iterative improvements), hands-on experience with at least one of the mainstream deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch, hands-on experience with Python (proficiency), hands-on experience with C/C++ (proficiency), hands-on experience with shell scripting, engineering practices, debugging/profiling skills, familiarity with multi-threaded programming, hands-on experience with GPU accelerated algorithms and implementations, hands-on experience with state-of-the-art AI models, and generative vision models, Solid understanding of computer vision, machine learning, diffusion, and deep learning, Interested in early phases of product exploration and iteration based on incomplete requirements
Nice to Have
publication track record in conferences like CVPR, ICCV, MICCAI, etc., Experience with visualization tools is a plus
What You'll Do.
and implementation of AI algorithms for computer vision (image and video analysis)
multi-modal data and generative systems
Contribute to surgical AI using methods in synthetic data generation
world/diffusion models
Lead development of effective techniques and infrastructure
from the initial idea to the running prototype and product
Contribute to research projects that develop a variety of algorithms and systems in computer vision
and multi-modal data fusion
Advance the state-of-the-art in the field
including generating patents and publications
Develop validation methods and evaluation metrics to show scalability to large clinical datasets
Contribute to building new clinical datasets and data pipelines
Participate in integration of new ML/CV algorithms into existing and future robotic platforms
Develop new technologies and digital products to improve surgeon and team performance on robotic surgery platforms
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment; sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required; Collaborate with users and clinical advisors to iterate prototype designs based on feedback and performance; work in a collaborative and results-oriented environment; Support academic collaborations in related fields
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Process & Methodology
initiate and drive new research directions, Lead development of effective techniques and infrastructure, from the initial idea to the running prototype and product
Full Job Description
It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surger y and minimally invasive care, our technologies like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. Were a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. The Future Forward organization is Intuitive’s advanced concepts group. We explore emerging technologies, prototype next-generation solutions, and build software experiences that shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery. If you're ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you'll find your purpose here. The Future Forward AI Research group within Intuitive Surgical has an immediate opening in Sunnyvale, CA for a Machine Learning Engineer with focus on Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Generative AI and Robotics, contributing to new technology development for next-generation robot-assisted surgery platforms. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team and contribute to its growth and it will give you an opportunity to test your knowledge in a challenging problem-solving environment. The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment, be able to initiate and drive new research directions, and have a commitment to high research quality. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required. Key Responsibilities * Lead research
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