Jobs at Intuitive

Conduct AI research for surgical robotics using multimodal surgical data, Visual-Language-Action models, computer vision, language models, and robot learning. Develop algorithms for surgical scene understanding, procedure recognition, and imitation learning; process large datasets; validate models in simulation and on robotic systems; collaborate with engineers and clinicians; and document research for technical reports, patents, or conferences.

Lead development, validation, and improvement of manufacturing processes for precision flexible needles, catheters, and surgical accessory assemblies. Develop joining, forming, assembly, inspection, and testing methods; conduct statistical analysis; manage pFMEAs and root-cause investigations; improve yield, reliability, and cycle time; support NPI ramp and production scale-up; collaborate with design, quality, suppliers, automation, and clinical teams; and train manufacturing personnel.

Leads US market access and reimbursement strategy for pre-launch medical device platforms. Owns coding, coverage, payment, Medicare innovative pathway, payer engagement, provider economics, and evidence requirements. Partners with Clinical, Regulatory, HEOR, R&D, and Business Development teams on study design, FDA pathways, launch readiness, pipeline diligence, and commercial viability. Presents reimbursement analyses and recommendations to senior leaders, executives, payers, KOLs, and external stakeholders.

Leads the software team developing the user interface and underlying state machine for a robotic surgical system. Responsibilities include recruiting and mentoring engineers, managing the full software development lifecycle, coordinating with cross-functional teams, overseeing requirements, risk analysis, verification, validation, traceability, releases, design reviews, and software engineering best practices. The role requires hands-on UI engineering expertise and strong people and technical management skills in a regulated or mission-critical environment.

Leads complex medical device capital-system programs from concept through commercial launch. Responsibilities include cross-functional strategy, product and design development, verification and validation, regulatory submissions, manufacturing transfer, launch planning, risk management, budgets, schedules, and lifecycle sustainment. The role ensures compliance with FDA, EU MDR, ISO 13485, and quality-system requirements while coordinating engineering, clinical, operations, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and commercial stakeholders.

Lead a team developing graphical user interfaces for Intuitive’s da Vinci robotic surgery systems. Design and implement embedded C/C++ interfaces using Qt, guide UI architecture and tool selection, collaborate with designers and multidisciplinary engineers, and support development from prototyping through production, verification, debugging, and maintenance. The role also involves evaluating new UI technologies, including 2D and 3D graphics frameworks, while mentoring software developers and maintaining high development standards.

The RISE Software Engineer completes four six-month rotations across functions such as product design, manufacturing, equipment, supplier, and process engineering. Responsibilities include supporting technical projects, transferring knowledge, networking with mentors, and completing technical and professional development training. Candidates should have strong technical problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, along with programming experience and a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree. Preferred experience includes robotics, electromechanical devices, embedded software, QNX, Linux, Eclipse, MATLAB, and agentic AI engineering.

Leads supplier part qualification, manufacturing process selection, supplier quality improvement, and corrective actions for purchased production components. Develops supplier manufacturing methods, testing, inspection, and DFM approaches; resolves nonconforming material and systemic issues using root-cause methods. Partners with suppliers and internal teams to optimize quality, capacity, cost, tooling, and process validation while supporting medical device manufacturing requirements.

Lead the architecture, integration, development, and verification of embedded vision software for next-generation surgical robotics. Responsibilities include integrating cameras, image sensors, FPGA/ISP pipelines, and multi-processor systems; debugging end-to-end imaging issues; developing simulation and diagnostic tools; managing illumination controls and risk analyses; supporting regulated medical-device development; and mentoring vision engineers.

Edits hardware and software technical documentation for clarity, accuracy, consistency, and usability in guided workflows. Develops a data-driven quality metrics program, establishes editorial standards, configures content-quality tools, and creates scalable processes. Coaches technical writers and collaborates with product, UX, localization, publishing, and subject matter experts to improve content quality without direct authority. The role requires expertise in DITA, minimalist and task-based authoring, component content management systems, and quality measurement.

Leads end-to-end development and commercial launch of medical device endoscopes and vision systems. Manages cross-functional teams across concept development, design, prototyping, verification and validation, regulatory submissions, manufacturing transfer, and launch. Oversees schedules, risks, resources, budgets, quality systems, design controls, regulatory compliance, sterilization, biocompatibility, and operational readiness while coordinating engineering, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance stakeholders.

Lead complex, cross-functional software development programs across the product lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through engineering, QA, deployment, commercialization, and sustaining support. Coordinate hardware, software, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, and external partner activities. Manage dependencies, risks, prioritization, schedules, phase gates, stakeholder communications, and conflict resolution while improving project management processes and delivery practices.

Leads cross-functional software and digital programs in a regulated medical-device environment. Manages project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, stage-gate reviews, tradeoffs, and commercialization activities. Coordinates engineering, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, and external teams to deliver products on time and within budget. Improves project-management processes, communicates status to senior leadership, and drives execution through influence.

Sources and evaluates early-stage investment opportunities, leads due diligence and financial modeling, prepares investment memos, manages deal execution, and supports portfolio companies. The role also develops sector landscapes, maintains competitive intelligence, builds investor and ecosystem relationships, coordinates founder support, and leads portfolio reporting and KPI analysis.

Designs, prototypes, documents, qualifies, and improves precision mechanical test and calibration equipment for optical imaging products. Collaborates with product, software, process development, manufacturing, and cross-functional engineering teams. Analyzes equipment accuracy, reliability, repeatability, and reproducibility issues; performs root-cause investigations; and manages equipment development projects. Creates specifications, validation protocols, assembly instructions, maintenance and calibration documentation, and CAD drawings.

Lead strategy, discovery, business cases, prioritization, and roadmap execution for connected data products supporting AI/ML, clinical research, product innovation, and future health system services. Partner with engineering, data science, architecture, governance, security, privacy, clinical, regulatory, and commercial teams. Present product strategies and investment recommendations to senior leadership while aligning stakeholders and measuring business outcomes.

Leads Finance-wide AI and data transformation, including governance, semantic models, AI agent standards, initiative prioritization, adoption, and value realization. Builds and manages a central Finance AI and Data Governance team while partnering with Finance, IT, Enterprise AI and Data, and Security. Establishes controls, quality standards, operating models, and scalable capabilities that improve planning, reporting, forecasting, productivity, decision support, and risk management.

Develop and prototype software features and algorithms for a flexible robotic surgical platform. Work across embedded, algorithm, GUI, and application layers while troubleshooting complex software, hardware, and electromechanical systems. Collaborate with product, clinical, and engineering teams in an exploratory environment, taking independent technical ownership of projects and rapidly evaluating new concepts.

Manages schedules and cross-functional delivery of technical documentation, instructions for use, and user manuals for medical and non-medical devices. Coordinates technical writers, localization specialists, regulatory, quality, engineering, clinical, marketing, training, and external vendors. Oversees documentation scope, risks, resources, regulatory timelines, design controls, translations, print fulfillment, and process improvements.

Develops and authors Clinical Evaluation Plans and Reports supporting CE Mark submissions, recertification, product changes, and EU market clearance for medical devices. Responsibilities include literature searches and appraisal, clinical data analysis, regulatory responses, risk and labeling reviews, clinical documentation, protocol and study report support, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, regulatory, product development, and post-market teams.