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Software Development Engineer

Maxonic, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/8/2026

Job Details

Job Title: Software Development Engineer
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months contract
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Job Description:

Primary Function of Position:

  • Joining company 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.
  • The Automation, Equipment and Test (AET) Team is responsible for making the robots that make the robots. We develop and maintain equipment, fixtures, and tooling that optimize and streamline the manufacturing process of instruments and accessories.
  • The engineer in this position will play a key role on the Software Engineering team to enable the manufacturing of new surgical robotic instruments and accessories. This engineer will develop the software and algorithms that assure each instrument s kinematic performance and safety. The position will require close collaboration with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to build a coherent diagnostic strategy and develop software to implement the same.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Architect, design and develop software systems that control machines to streamline manufacturing process
Builds and maintain software infrastructures that enable value extraction from the data generated
Understand each new product s operation and control, and develop the means to ensure their integrity in volume production
Design, document, and qualify software for use in manufacturing new instruments and accessories
Follow good software development practices
Work independently to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
Take ownership of manufacturing software and work with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion
Support existing production software

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

  • Passionate about technologies and love programming
  • Able to map, develop, and test projects from inception to launch
  • A track record for executing and delivering on projects
  • Motivated to continually improve best practices
  • Adaptable to dynamic requirements
  • Enjoy the thrill of tackling large complex problems
  • Great written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong programming skill and experience.
  • Understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP/Design Patterns
  • Detail oriented team player
  • Resourceful problem-solving machine
  • Foster strong sense of team with peers through solicitation of feedback and constructive contribution to review sessions
  • Excellent ability to communicate complex concepts to engineers

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience developing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems
  • Strong industry experience in architecture and development of scalable production quality systems
  • Experience with C#, .NET WPF application.
  • Fully understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Familiarity with databases (SQL, No-SQL, etc )
  • Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
  • Strong analytical, time management, interpersonal, listening and communication skills
  • Familiarity with Statistical Analysis, Six Sigma, and/or Statistical Process Control are pluses Education/Experience.
  • Around 10% international travel!
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Salary : $40 - $50

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