Sr. Medical Imaging Engineer

Company 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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The person in this position will be expected to work with a cross-functional team to develop real-time intraop intelligence software for minimally invasive robotics system, to improve the surgical efficiency and clinical outcome for patients. Successful candidates will have experience in algorithm development, software design and development.

Essential Job Duties

• Participating in the full cycle of the development of intraop surgical software
• Understand clinical requirements and develop technical specifications.
• Design, prototype, and implement user-facing software and computer vision / machine learning algorithms.
• Iterate with user feedback and deliver production-ready code.
• Support system integration and testing.
• Generate formal design documentation.
• Prepare and review patent applications.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum MS or PhD degree in CS, EE, or related fields
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience in computer vision, and machine learning
• Knowledge and experience in one or multiple areas: image segmentation / registration / reconstruction, camera pose estimation / SLAM.
• Proficiency in programming using C or Python, and experience with OOP design.
• Proficiency in GPU programming such as CUDA
• Familiar with one or more tools and libraries: OpenCV, PyTorch / TensorFlow, ITK / VTK.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with software development process in a regulated medical device environment is a plus.
• 7 years of software development experience
• 5 years of experience in relevant algorithm development
  
  

Required Education And Training

• Computer Vision and Machine Learning application for surgical use cases
• Strong clinical knowledge and surgeries especially robotic surgery
• Technical understanding of surgical robot and how to integrate software into the Intuitive surgical products
  
  

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 employees who 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 government’s 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 employee’s start 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.

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.

Base Salary Range Region 1:$192,700 - $277,300

Base Salary Range Region 2: $163,800 - $235,800

Shift: Day

Workplace Type: Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.