PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER -( Matlab/Simulink)

Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a lead contributor to the software that drives the behavior of the Robotic Assisted Surgery platform. This involves creating sophisticated state machines that coordinate the behavior of multiple computing nodes based on input from users and hardware.  You will focus on the design, development, and testing of software that drives the behavior of surgical stapling and bipolar electrosurgical vessel sealing instruments.

Engineers create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Combine the best of your experience with training and mentorship to move your career forward. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

If you would like to have a big impact on the new world of medical robotics – then come join our team!

You will

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to define software requirements pertaining to state machines that serve as the “brain” of the system and coordinate behavior across multiple computing nodes.
• Rapidly design and develop control software using MATLAB/Simulink, and test your software changes on the surgical robotic system.
• Use your expertise to triage defects, develop software unit tests, and review the testing team’s software verification protocols.
• Analyze the software for failure modes and develop solutions that mitigate risk.
• Contribute updates to your team’s software documentation and architecture.
• Improve the quality of your team’s software through design reviews, and ensure your work complies with the procedures of the organization’s quality management system.
• Join an Agile Scrum team that collaboratively plans sprints, improves the quality of the team's backlog of tickets, and defines and completes tasks.

Qualifications

Must Haves

Bachelor’s Degree and with 14 to 18 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree and with 12 to 16 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals.
• Experience developing software for commercial products, preferably in regulated industries
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment
• Comfortable with common development tools: build automation (cmake preferred), code coverage, unit testing, static analysis, debugging, source control, etc.
• Experience developing control software using MATLAB/SIMULINK tools
• Basic understanding of C++
• Experience designing software using visual modeling languages (UML, SysML)
• Knowledge of surgical robotics
• Fluency in English
• Ability to travel up to 25%