Manager, Manufacturing Software Engineering

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

Primary Function of Position: The manager in this position will lead a team of talented software engineers tasked with enabling the manufacturing of new surgical robotic instruments and accessories. This manager will have an opportunity to lead by example and nurture a team of engineers, owning the software infrastructure and tools to enable production. The manager will foster mutual trust and respect from their team as well as stakeholders. The position will require close collaboration with product development teams, systems analysts, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to define a coherent diagnostic strategies and lead the team to develop software to implement the same.

Requirements

Passionate about technologies and love programming/development/architecture
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
A track record for planning, executing and delivering on projects
Motivated to continually improve best practices
Adaptable to dynamic requirements
Enjoy the thrill of tackling large complex problems
Good communication and can drive to resolution within constraints
Excellent ability to communicate complex concepts cross functionally
Solid understand of OOA/OOD/OOP/Design Patterns
Demonstrated technical leadership
Deep technical and architectural skills, so you can guide the team and oversee the amazing work that they are doing.
Experience and passion for Agile development methodologies, test-driven development, continuous integration/continuous delivery, and automated testing.
Highly organized and demonstrated ability to balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly.
Great people skills, especially when it comes to influencing peers and people across teams.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering (Software Engineering or Computer Science preferred)
8+ years of software development experience (higher degree can offset years of experience)

Nice To Haves

Project planning and execution
Familiar with updated software technologies
Experience developing robotic or electro-mechanical systems, including control systems
Strong analytical, time management, interpersonal, listening and communication skills
Experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated engineering environment
Strong industry experience in architecture and development of scalable production quality systems
Fully understand Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with Statistical Analysis, Six Sigma, and/or Statistical Process Control are pluses

Responsibilities

Hands on development as well as management (30% hands-on/70% management)
Work with your engineers and/or product managers to maintain a prioritized backlog and create short term and long term goals.
Guide and develop decisions on architecture and technical strategies.
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members.
Lead a team of talented software engineers to ship code and tackle hard engineering problems.
Help develop their careers and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals.
Provide continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members.
Hiring, developing and retaining top talent and being responsible for the overall team.
Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes.
Manage competing priorities.