Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d) Surgical Robotics

at  Medtronic

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Software Engineer working at Medtronic, you will be a significant contributor in the development of control software and algorithms that support legacy, current and future generations of robotic surgical instruments.
You will create software solutions that run on a sophisticated real-time embedded platform, using embedded sensor and actuator hardware to deliver high-bandwidth, precise and robust instrument response. In addition, this role will involve engagement with the electromechanical design of surgical instruments at all stages – with a focus on control software requirements development that is compatible with the test, verification, and validation of a safety-critical system.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Design and develop Control Software and supporting tools in MATLAB / Simulink that enable surgeons and operating-room staff to control “Hugo”, a Robotic Assisted Surgery System.
• Join an Agile Scrum team that collaboratively plans sprints, improves the quality of the team’s backlog of tickets, and defines and completes tasks.
• Ensure your work complies with Coding standards and the procedures of the organization’s quality management system.
• Use your expertise to analyze the software for failure modes, develop Unit Tests and conduct integration and testing of your software changes in MIL / SIL / HIL environment.
• Define and review software requirements.
• Participate in Design and Code Reviews to improve the quality of your team’s software, acting as an independent reviewer of Simulink models and Software documentation.
• Partner with the greater software organization, systems engineering, and validation groups.
• Document or participate in the documentation of the software including architecture and design detail, unit testing, anomaly tracking, failure analysis and reports.

Required knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Software development for production applications with proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink and / or C/C++ to control complex systems via sensors and actuators in real-time, preferably in highly regulated industries (Medical, Robotics, Automotive, Aerospace, Railway or similar).
• Experience with common software development tools including build automation, code coverage, unit testing, static analysis, debugging, and source control (git preferred).
• Experience in design and implementation of safety critical software – this includes aspects of risk analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Redundancy, Coding Standards and Verification of software implementations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build consensus and establish common goals.

Desired knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of mathematics for controlling robotic systems, including feedback controllers and signal processing.
• Experience with medical product development, including regulatory processes, safety considerations, and hands-on experience with medical devices and surgical instruments.
• Familiarity with state machines (MATLAB Stateflow preferred), Simulink Coder and an in-depth understanding of code generation, virtual machines and networking concepts.
• Experience developing software in C/C++ with strong object-oriented programming skills.
• Knowledge of software development processes such as the V-model, requirement engineering, impact analysis.
• Experience with diverse, cross functional teams, as well as geodiversity spanning an international environment is a bonus.

Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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• Design and develop Control Software and supporting tools in MATLAB / Simulink that enable surgeons and operating-room staff to control “Hugo”, a Robotic Assisted Surgery System.
• Join an Agile Scrum team that collaboratively plans sprints, improves the quality of the team’s backlog of tickets, and defines and completes tasks.
• Ensure your work complies with Coding standards and the procedures of the organization’s quality management system.
• Use your expertise to analyze the software for failure modes, develop Unit Tests and conduct integration and testing of your software changes in MIL / SIL / HIL environment.
• Define and review software requirements.
• Participate in Design and Code Reviews to improve the quality of your team’s software, acting as an independent reviewer of Simulink models and Software documentation.
• Partner with the greater software organization, systems engineering, and validation groups.
• Document or participate in the documentation of the software including architecture and design detail, unit testing, anomaly tracking, failure analysis and reports