Job Description
Primary Function of Position:
Our team’s primary goal is to deliver real-time, high-definition, stereo surgical video with the best possible image quality for use in surgical procedures. This mission requires cross-functional collaboration with multiple teams including FPGA, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, New Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, and Clinical Engineering.
In this role, you will run a team that contributes broadly to the Video Software Engineering Group responsible for the Linux-based, embedded software that controls the real-time stereo video processing engine at the heart of the da Vinci Surgical System.
The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced team environment and can drive a team through the definition of product requirements, software implementation, and final verification testing. You care deeply about customer needs, patient safety, and delivering the highest product quality.
Essential Job Duties:
- Manage a team focused on delivering low-latency, color-accurate video to all displays, including the 3D surgical viewer.
- Deliver rock-solid embedded software by organizing talented engineers through detailed design, development, documentation, and product verification.
- Work on cross-functional teams at multiple levels, from architectural definition, implementation, and system integration.
- Continually improve the video software architecture powering the latest generation of surgical robotics.
- Work side by side with our teammates bringing up next-generation endoscope and illumination technology to deliver higher resolution video for surgeons.
- Deliver software on schedule while communicating progress and hurdles directly, clearly, and concisely.
- Maintain high software quality and contribute to software development by:
- Leading code reviews to proactively prevent bugs and ensure safe operation.
- Advancing our automated testing capabilities.
- Diagnosing, triaging, and solving challenging technical problems across the video subsystem.
- Aiding in formal risk analysis and development of software mitigations to minimize potential failures.