At Intuitive, the business problem is to create the safest and highest quality robotic system for minimally invasive surgery through rigorous and robust technical analysis.
Requirements
- Knowledge of classical and modern servo control systems
- Knowledge of serial-arm robot kinematics
- C/C++, MATLAB programming skills
- Hardware, software, and mechanism integration skills
- Intuitive understanding of mechanical phenomena with ability to do rigorous analysis
- Knowledge of MATLAB, Python and basic SQL
- Knowledge of statistics and probabilistic reasoning
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the tele-operated motion performance of robotic surgical instruments.
- Implement features and algorithms to support new instrument development, including collaboration with the design team to iterate through prototypes, analyze performance, and assess feasibility.
- Perform risk analysis and implement safety algorithms.
- Review field data to continuously improve the performance and stability of the surgical instrument.
- Collaborate with the manufacturing team to develop automated fixtures for calibrating, testing, and aiding assembly of the instrument.
- Oversee by having a breadth of technical knowledge that enables a top-level view of the entire project.
Other
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work autonomously and the determination to solve challenging problems
- PhD (preferred) or MS with 2+ years of experience in robotics-related field.
- 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.
- We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
