Intuitive

Healthcare

SeniorSoftwareEngineerinTest

sunnyvale, california, united states FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer in Test at Intuitive. Skills: software testing, robotic surgical systems, Python, embedded systems, electromechanical systems. Responsible for software testing of Intuitive’s new robotic platform. develop software to support software verification”

What You'll Achieve.

make surgery smarter, safer, and more human; helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting mindset; ability to break down a system or process systematically and effectively into subparts to identify failure mechanisms

Eligibility Requirements

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, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, 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

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum 5 years of experience working with embedded systems and electromechanical systems, Python is required, BS or above in Computer Science and Engineering or related fields

Nice to Have

working experience with C/C++, Experience with Machine Learning Techniques, Experience with Matlab, Experience with Linux environments

What You'll Do.

Responsible for software testing of Intuitive’s new robotic platform

develop software to support software verification

develop/execute test protocols for robotic surgical systems

Develop software tests and scripts that automate testing processes

Contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipeline development and workflow enhancement

Contribute to project content and overall test plan oversight

including definition of test coverage requirements

and archival of results

identify non-conformance trends

generate dashboards to represent concise executive summaries

and recommend design improvements

Contribute to the strategy for reliability assessment and verification of robotic surgical systems and instruments

Log issues found within the issue tracking work with software and cross-functional teams to debug

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work with software and cross-functional teams to debug

Communication Scope

communicate effectively at all levels of the organization

Process & Methodology

project content and overall test plan oversight

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 surgery 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. We’re 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. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here. Primary Function of Position Responsible for software testing of Intuitive’s new robotic platform. The successful candidate is an individual with high energy, ownership, integrity, and accountability that will develop software to support software verification and develop/execute test protocols for robotic surgical systems. Essential Job Duties As a Software Engineer in Test in the intuitive team, you will be responsible for: * Develop software tests and scripts that automate testing processes * Contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipeline development and workflow enhancement * Contribute to project content and overall test plan oversight, including definition of test coverage requirements, test plan generation, approval, execution, and archival of results * Analyze test data, identify non-conformance trends, generate dashboards to represent concise executive summaries, and recommend design improvements * Contribute to the strategy for reliability assessment and verification of robotic surg

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