Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver features across the embedded network stack, including reliability, redundancy, performance, traffic shaping, queue management, messaging, and session APIs.
• Own network software architectures and help define the technical roadmap for current and future surgical robotic systems.
• Set technical direction and standards for Layer 2/Layer 3 software, Ethernet MAC and PHY drivers, and deterministic real-time paths for safety-critical data.
• Lead design and code reviews, mentor senior and mid-level engineers, and remain hands-on in high-risk code.
• Serve as the technical authority for hardware integration and lead escalations involving complex hardware-software networking failures.
• Coordinate with application, algorithms, FPGA, electrical, clinical, and manufacturing teams to resolve architectural tradeoffs.
• Influence build-versus-buy decisions, vendor silicon selection, middleware selection, and technical-debt investments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years or master’s degree with 8+ years of industry experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated technical leadership owning complex-system architecture, mentoring engineers, and influencing cross-organizational direction.
• Expert knowledge of all seven OSI networking layers, TCP/IP internals, Ethernet switching fabric design, and C/C++ embedded development.
• Deep experience architecting and delivering high-speed networking software, including low-level Ethernet MAC/PHY driver development.
• Experience with Linux and embedded RTOS environments, memory management, concurrency, and interrupt handling.
• Experience using and driving adoption of new engineering tools and technologies, including AI coding assistants.
• Preferred experience with platform roadmaps for shipping hardware products, schematics and datasheets, IEEE 802.1 TSN/AVB, high-availability redundancy, Automotive Ethernet, L2 switching, RTOS and Linux driver development, functional safety standards, and embedded network security.

Benefits

• Employee position with a day shift and a set schedule; the role is onsite weekly, with the exact onsite percentage defined by the leader.
• Market-competitive compensation package including base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.
• The role may require current proof of vaccination against certain diseases, including COVID-19.
• Employment may be subject to U.S. export-control licensing or a Technology Control Plan, which can affect the hiring timeline.