Intuitive Autonomy

Intuitive Autonomy

Senior FPGA Engineer - Surgical Robotics

Sunnyvale, CA, United States · Senior · Contract

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AccessibilityProduct ManagementFPGAVerilogRoboticsSignal ProcessingSensorsCommunication

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About the role

  • Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive.
  • As a global 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop all FPGA RTL in Verilog and System Verilog.
  • Integrate, debug and support the product after launch.
  • Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
  • Serve as lead technical designer on cross-functional project teams to develop new world-class surgical devices and accessories.
  • Collaborate and support the quality and regulatory processes.
  • In-depth knowledge of FPGA architecture, design, verification, and debug (Xilinx)
  • Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.
  • The Senior FPGA Engineer will develop and support innovative surgical devices and accessories for the da Vinci Surgical System, from concept to launch and beyond, with shared responsibility and shared reward.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience designing electronic devices with FPGA's and a Bachelor's degree
  • or 6 years of experience and a Master's degree
  • or a PhD with 3 years of experience
  • Proficiency with Verilog for both synthesis and verification
  • Proficiency in FPGA design or front-end IC design
  • Experience with Xilinx FPGA design tools (such as ISE, Vivado, ModelSim, TCL scripting, Chipscope/Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA), Microblaze compiler, etc.)
  • Experience with SoC including (e.g., Zynq with ARM cores) and soft processors (e.g. MicroBlaze) is desirable
  • Experience with Gigabit ethernet, DDR3/DD4, DSP implementations on FPGAs

Skills

  • It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful?

Benefits

  • If you're ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you'll find your purpose here.
  • Required Education, Skills & Experience

Company info

  • If you require assistance or an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact People Services at HRHelpNow@intusurg.com.
  • Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government's licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan ("TCP") (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

Equal opportunity

  • Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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