Intuitive · 2 weeks ago
Future opportunities - Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Video Systems
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$118K/yr - $260K/yr
4+ years expIntuitive is a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, dedicated to advancing minimally invasive care. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will play a key role in developing software for a new robotic platform aimed at improving lung cancer diagnosis, focusing on high-performance video processing and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Develop software for real-time video capture from camera sensor/third party devices, processing, streaming on embedded Linux platforms
Optimize performance for high-bandwidth, multi-stream 4K video transport over PCIe, Ethernet, fiber or custom interconnects
Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate GPU and FPGA acceleration for video workloads
Ensure robustness, security, and synchronization across video pipelines
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical specifications and evaluate design trade-offs, particularly in platform and infrastructure software
Support clinical studies and participate in product demonstrations as needed
Engage in design, verification and validation, and transfer to manufacturing activities
Qualification
Required
Proficiency in developing cross-platform, object-oriented C++ code (version 11 and higher)
Familiarity with FPGA programming and hardware/software co-design for video pipelines
Strong knowledge of real-time systems, low-latency pipelines, and performance tuning
Experience working with embedded Linux development environment and multimedia frameworks
Strong problem-solving skills for isolating and debugging embedded hardware and software issues
Experience working collaboratively on product-focused designs
Familiarity with automation, CI/CD, and unit testing
Strong intuition and interest in designing systems for testability and scalability
Minimum Bachelor's plus 6 years or Master's plus 4 years degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related engineering discipline
Minimum, 4+ years Minimum, 4+ years industry experience developing embedded systems, multimedia software, or video technology
Preferred
Understanding of video compression standards (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AV1)
Experience with video streaming protocols (RTP/SRTP/RTSP)
Hands-on experience with GPU programming (CUDA)
Knowledge of networking for high-bandwidth media transport (e.g., SMPTE ST 2110, RDMA, NVENC/NVDEC)
Experience with working with Nix and Bazel build systems
Proficiency with serialization and messaging frameworks such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)
Experience with all phases of the product development lifecycle, including design, implementation, debugging, verification, validation, and manufacturing transfer
Experience in designing software products for FDA-regulated or mission-critical applications, with an understanding of design input, design output, traceability, risk analysis, and mitigation processes
Benefits
Market-competitive compensation packages
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Company
Intuitive
Intuitive designs and manufactures robotic-assisted surgical systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
St. Cloud Capital
2003-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2000-06-23IPO
1996-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Gillian Duncan
Senior Vice President, Professional Education & Program Services - Worldwide
Myriam Curet
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
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