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 integral 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 Position:
Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.
The Automation, Equipment and Test (AET) Team is responsible for making the robots that make the robots. We develop and maintain equipment, fixtures, and tooling that optimize and streamline the manufacturing process of instruments and accessories.
This candidate will play a key role as part of the AET team to enable the design and manufacturing of new surgical robotic systems, instruments, and accessories. This engineer will develop software and algorithms for custom semi-automated electro-mechanical systems that assure products’ performance, reliability and safety. Additionally, this candidate will provide team members with technical leadership and contribute to architecture of manufacturing platform and applications. The position will require close collaboration with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to build a coherent diagnostic strategy and develop software to implement that strategy.
Essential Job Duties:
This role requires but is not limited to:
Design, develop, and implement software solutions for equipments that builds and tests medical devices such as robotic systems, instruments and accessories
Build and maintain software infrastructures that enable value extraction from the data generated
Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity
Understand products’ operations and controls,



and develop the means to ensure their integrity in volume production
Document, direct and perform IQOQPQ and DQ validation activities on manufacturing equipment
Develop, document and follow good software development practices
Work independently to overcome roadblocks with minimum guidance
Take ownership of manufacturing software and work with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion
Support and enhance existing production software
Mentor less experienced engineers
Qualifications Required Skills and Experience:
Strong proficiency in modern programming languages, frameworks and tools (C#/Python is a plus)
Solid understanding of OOA/OOD/OOP/Design Patterns/SW Architecture
Passionate about technologies and loves programming
Ability to map, design, develop, and test software solutions from inception to launch
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Experience in integrating software with hardware components such as PLCs, sensors, and robotics
Experience in System Level Design and Software Platform design
A track record in driving, planning, executing, and delivering projects and proactively communicating about progress, roadblocks
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies
Motivated to continually improve best practices
Ability to work with vague and dynamic requirements
Excellent ability to communicate effectively (verbal and non-verbal) with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Foster strong sense of team with peers through solicitation of feedback and constructive contribution to review sessions
Ability to technically lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and support, and drive team projects
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
Required Education and Training:
Bachelor’s or master’s in engineering (Software Engineering or Computer Science preferred)
Working Conditions
Able to work with computers and equipment over extended periods.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
Strong industry experience in architecture and development of scalable, production quality software systems
Fully understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with data engineering,



especially for industrial domain
Experience developing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems
Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
Knowledge of software security principles and practices is plus
Knowledge of control systems and industrial automation protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC, Ethernet/IP) is plus
Additional Information Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.
Aviso sobre los Controles de Exportación de EE. UU.: De acuerdo con las Regulaciones de Administración de Exportaciones de EE. UU. (15 CFR §743.13(b)), algunos puestos en Intuitive Surgical pueden estar sujetos a controles de exportación de EE. UU. para candidatos que sean nacionales de países actualmente bajo embargo o sanciones.
Cierta información que usted proporcione como parte de la solicitud será utilizada para determinar si Intuitive Surgical necesitará (i) obtener una licencia de exportación del gobierno de EE. UU. en su nombre (nota: el proceso de obtención de la licencia puede tardar entre 3 y más de 6 meses) o (ii) implementar un Plan de Control de Tecnología (“TCP”, por sus siglas en inglés) (nota: normalmente este paso agrega 2 semanas al proceso de contratación).
Para cualquier puesto en Intuitive sujeto a controles de exportación, las ofertas finales están condicionadas a la obtención de una licencia de exportación aprobada y/o a la ejecución de un TCP antes de la fecha de inicio del empleado potencial, la cual puede o no ser flexible, y dentro de un plazo que no obstaculice de manera irrazonable la necesidad de contratación. Si aplica, los candidatos serán notificados e instruidos sobre cualquier requisito relacionado con estos fines.
Este puesto puede cubrirse con un nivel de puesto diferente al indicado aquí, según las necesidades del negocio y/o la experiencia, los conocimientos y las habilidades del candidato o la candidata seleccionado. La compensación se basará principalmente en el nivel del puesto en el que se cubra el rol y en las cualificaciones del candidato o la candidata, de conformidad con la legislación aplicable.
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📌 Software Development Engineer 1 (Centro Cívico)
🏢 Intuitive Surgical
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