Senior Software Engineer -Surgical Operations (Robotics)
Careers that Change Lives
In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit: https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html
Medtronic’s Surgical Operating Unit is one new, powerful operating unit bringing together the people and product portfolio of Surgical Robotics and Surgical Innovations. With the Medtronic Mission as our North Star, we will build on our legacy of proven surgical solutions and advance the promise of robotics and digital solutions for the benefit of the customers and patients we serve.
Make your impact by exploring a career with the world’s leading Medical Device company, striving “to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.”
A Day in The Life
This position will be under the software operations transfer team within the Software COE. A major part of the position would involve developing and validating software tools/applications and procedures for releasing production software to manufacturers and field service teams.
This position will develop, test, and validate the software tools and applications on robotic hardware systems directly most of the time. These tools and applications directly support the test fixtures on the production lines and the service activities in the hospitals.
This engineer will work closely with other software teams, project management, operation teams, field service teams, and quality teams to implement the design transfer for software releases.
This engineer will also provide training to field service engineers and manufacturing engineers on system operation, troubleshooting, and debugging. The engineer will maintain an up-to-date understanding of the system design and behavior, and regularly upgrade their technical skills.
This engineer will also develop software tools for monitoring system performance, improving utility of logged data, and enhancing debugging.
As a Sr. Software Engineer, your responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Develop software applications and tools for field service/manufacturing
- Maintain current tools used by field service/manufacturing
- Contribute to drafting service/manufacturing instructions
- Lead the verification testing for the service software release and manufacturing release
- Contribute to software tools development for R&D and manufacturing.
- Learn and master Software Deployment procedures for all aspects of the robotic platform
- Learn the manufacturing and service procedures of the whole robotics system
- Contribute to the assessment of proposed software releases and service process changes
- Guide efforts to improve software deployment and system debugging process under the service settings
- Provide software support and assistance during system upgrades in the field
- Master the software release process with Agile
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume.
· Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience or advanced degrees with 2+ years of experience
Nice to Have
- Bachelor’s degree related to electrical/biomedical/computer engineering or computer science
- Comfort prioritizing tasks based on general guidance with limited direct oversight
- Proficient with at least one programming language
- Fluency in English
- Experience with software verification and validation
- Excellent communication skills
- Familiar with JavaScript, Node.js, AngularJS
- Experience with Linux, shell scripting, Python scripting, software installation, etc
- Experience with QNX and knowledge of C and C++.
- Working knowledge of computer networking
- Working knowledge of operating systems
- Working experience with manufacturing
- Prior experience with system-level debugging
- Experience with electro-mechanical devices controlled by software.
- Working experience in full-lifecycle engineering programs and processes
- Knowledge of relevant technologies including:
- Mechatronics / Robotics
- Mechanical and electrical interfaces
- Communication protocols
- Sensors, actuators, controllers
- Kinematics of mechanisms
- Mechatronics / Robotics
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Benefits & Compensation
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Learn more about MIP and benefits here.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
