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About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to join the Advanced Product Development (APD) research and development team. This role is responsible for embedded architecture definition, motor control systems, and the design and implementation of high-speed compute platform PCAs. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to invent the future of computer-augmented robotic surgery, integrating complex functionality into complete surgical robot solutions through verification, validation, and product release.

Responsibilities

Design, bring-up, and integration of custom printed circuit assemblies (PCAs).
Architect communication, processing, and distribution of electronic subsystems across the product.
Propose alternate, efficient, and latest tech stacks by challenging the status quo architecture.
Collaborate on system design and architecture with other Advanced Development engineering team members, including FPGA logic design, mechanical, software, and controls.
Identify and implement key components in actuation of robotic systems (e.g., position and motion sensing, vision, embedded display and UI, and the driving of brushed and brushless DC motors).
Implement PCB designs that balance performance, cost, and manufacturability.
Perform board level bring-up and troubleshooting.
Perform formal risk analysis and develop mitigations.
Discover and develop new vendors and their technologies, developing the design and performance understanding to transform these into robust building blocks for future platforms.
Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification plans per Intuitive’s guidelines.
Write V&V (Verification and Validation) protocols and associated scripts, as well as protocol execution.
Follow rigorous design control methodology from design specification through design transfer to manufacturing.

Requirements

Minimum BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Minimum 12 years industry experience in embedded system design
Demonstrated expertise in dense Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design
Strong understanding of digital logic design and transmission line theory
Strong understanding of BLDC motor control systems, GAN FETs, Current sensing mechanisms
Design experience with products that have real-world physical interaction (sensing and actuation)
Experience in design, testing, and troubleshooting to meet electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
Familiarity with a broad range of electronic components and hardware, including FPGAs (Xilinx preferred), memories, logic, signal conditioning, and communication interfaces
Expertise with schematic capture tools (OrCAD preferred)
PCB layout experience desired (Allegro preferred)
Exposure to FPGA logic design, tools, and verification process (Verilog and ModelSim preferred)
Excellent ability to debug and characterize electronic systems using standard bench test equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, etc.
Proficiency in using scripting languages for development and test (Python preferred)
Experience with all phases of the product development lifecycle, including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing
Comfort with concepts of design input, design output, traceability, and risk analysis
Hands-on engineering experience with proven ability to work well in a team environment
Excellent communication and documentation skills
A passion to get to the root cause of tough technical problems!
A desire to deliver a quality and innovative product that will improve millions of people’s lives!
Consideration 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.

Skills

Embedded architecture definition
Motor control systems
High-speed compute platform PCA design
FPGA logic design
Mechanical engineering collaboration
Software engineering collaboration
Controls engineering collaboration
Actuation systems
PCB design
Board level bring-up
Troubleshooting
Risk analysis
Vendor development
Design documentation
Verification and Validation (V&V) protocols
Design control methodology
Digital logic design
Transmission line theory
BLDC motor control
GAN FETs
Current sensing mechanisms
EMC requirements
Xilinx FPGAs
OrCAD
Allegro
Verilog
ModelSim
Python scripting
Product development lifecycle
Design input
Design output
Traceability
Bench test equipment operation

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Onsite
Set Schedule
Employee

Experience Level

Staff
Professional 5 (13)
12 years industry experience

Education Level

BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Salary/Compensations

Min. Salary Region 1: 196800 USD
Max. Salary Region 1: 283200 USD
Min. Salary Region 2: 167300 USD
Max. Salary Region 2: 240700 USD

Benefits

Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.

About the Company

Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, with technologies like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion transforming how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.
The company is driven by the idea of making surgery less invasive and recovery less painful.
It is a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by the purpose to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human.
Their work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes globally.
The problems they solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration, offering challenging yet meaningful work with the potential to change lives.

Equal Opportunity

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.