Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Advanced Energy

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 the Position Lead team of engineers on the definition, development, and launch of new products in our growing advanced energy portfolio of products within intuitive surgical across multiple generations of robotic platforms. The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy small, focused team environment, be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements and methodical prototype iterations and have a commitment to high product quality that places patients first. Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a user’s and engineering’s perspective are essential to become a valuable leader. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting. Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed. Essential Job Duties Own the complete medical device software lifecycle for several products, covering requirement definition, systematic risk assessment, prototyping, development, testing, and release per relevant internal procedures & external regulations. Lead team of firmware and software engineers through the development lifecycle of multiple products. Drive efforts to improve and establish new processes for software development (e.g., code reviews, scrums, bug scrubbing meetings, coding conventions, continuous integration, defensive programming, static analysis, design patterns). Drive technical development across a variety of areas such as board bring up, platform development, controls algorithms, OS management, cybersecurity, and safety software. Interface with a multitude of technical and product teams, understanding embedded software needs in order to create, maintain, and track a bottom-up schedule that best support top-down goals. Qualifications Required Education, Skills & Experience Minimum 10 years of embedded software or related experience. BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. 3-5 years management experience. Extensive experience with developing 62304 compliant software, including creating, presenting, and refining software documentation and design controls. In-depth experience working with embedded systems and safety-critical, complex embedded systems, including failure mode and risk analysis. Extensive experience planning and executing complex software deliverables on tight deadline and with interdependencies with hardware development. Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing. Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git and experience with defining and executing software release processes. Experience recruiting, mentoring, and functionally managing teams of highly skilled engineers. A real excitement to learn and to get to the bottom of tough technical problems, and to help patient’s lives. 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. 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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. This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills. Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law. 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. Shift: Day Max. Salary Region 2: 290700 USD Max. Salary Region 1: 342000 USD Ways of Working: Onsite - This job is fully onsite. Employee Type: Employee Min. Salary Region 1: 228000 USD Global Job Level (HCM): Management 4, Sr Mgr (14) Min. Salary Region 2: 193800 USD