Senior XR Engineer - Rochester

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior XR Engineer works in Mayo Clinic’s Division of Immersive Learning Design, a team within the Department of Education that develops augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) solutions for medical education. The role integrates digital twins and patient-specific 3D models into XR platforms for surgical planning, education, research, and XR-enabled medical devices. It involves collaborating across clinical, educational, design, and technical disciplines to create user-centered immersive experiences and software that can be deployed across VR, AR, MR, mobile, web, and desktop platforms. The engineer serves as a Technical Lead for division projects and clinical sponsors, providing technical and work direction, mentoring staff, designing engineering system architectures, defining immersive interaction standards, and developing processes for visualizing content with immersive technology. The role also includes evaluating emerging technologies and equipment, maintaining sponsor relationships, preparing technical documentation, and staying current with XR trends. The position combines remote and on-site work and requires on-site presence. After becoming oriented to the role, the employee may work from home with flexibility during the week. The employee must live within a 100-mile driving distance of the Rochester Mayo Clinic campus. Visa sponsorship is unavailable, and Mayo Clinic does not participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Multimedia Art and Design, Game Design, or a related field and 5 years of professional spatial computing experience; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Multimedia Art and Design, or a related field and 3 years of professional engineering experience; or a Ph.D. in a related field and 1 year of professional engineering experience.
Depending on degree, 3–5 or more years of programming in one or more of C#, C++, or Python, using Unreal Engine and Unity.
Experience programming and architecting complex, data-driven systems.
Experience programming user interface and gameplay systems.
Experience with AR and VR; experience with devices such as Quest, Pico, HTC, HoloLens, or Magic Leap is preferred.
Experience in end-to-end mobile development and with the iOS and Android SDKs.
Experience creating XR experiences or other real-time interactive applications, with an understanding of software development lifecycles.
A proven track record of debugging, performance analysis, and optimization in XR development.
Familiarity with version control, continuous integration, bug tracking, and code review systems.
Experience with source control; Git is preferred.
Experience delivering training or technical talks and writing technical documentation.
Excellent object-oriented design and analysis skills.
Strong communication skills and fluency in English, including excellent verbal and documentation skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and willingness to learn medical knowledge and medical infrastructure.
Must live within a 100-mile driving distance of the Rochester Mayo Clinic campus.
Ability to meet the role's on-site presence requirement.

Nice To Haves

A master's or Ph.D. degree; preferred but not required.
Experience with XR devices such as Quest, Pico, HTC, HoloLens, or Magic Leap.
Knowledge of software development methodologies, 3D modeling, computer graphics, and optical tracking.
Ability to write clean, readable code and debug issues involving other software development kits.
Familiarity with anatomy, healthcare industry standards, and regulatory requirements; optional.
Positive outlook and drive to meet and exceed goals.
Collaborative, motivating, and empowering leadership style.
Passion for learning, growing, and developing new technology solutions.
A natural bias to action and ability to switch contexts and multitask.
Ability to see overall production needs while addressing specific problems and challenges.
Proactive problem-solving and ownership of issues.

Responsibilities

Work with internal and external teams to design and own systems for medical XR experiences.
Develop features, workflows, and tools in collaboration with departmental teams.
Integrate XR into research, education, and clinical areas at Mayo Clinic.
Prototype and code gameplay, animation, user interface, and hardware integration features.
Write clean, maintainable, portable, and well-documented code.
Re-engineer existing code to meet new requirements and implement new technologies.
Create, debug, maintain, and optimize custom extensions for Unreal Engine and/or Unity.
Collaborate with designers, engineers, 3D artists, medical illustrators, animators, surgeons, physicians, radiologists, programmers, and testers to develop needed features.
Ensure the stability and performance of XR applications.
Assist with deploying XR devices and applications to procedural skills and simulation areas.
Serve as Technical Lead for division projects and clinical sponsors, providing technical and work direction to project team members.
Mentor and coach other staff as required.
Design and develop architectures for engineering systems, applying complex engineering principles, theories, concepts, tools, and techniques.
Demonstrate and define immersive interaction standards and develop processes for visualizing content with immersive technology.
Stay current with immersive technology trends and develop engineering and technical documentation.
Develop sponsor relationships and expand or cross-pollinate uses of XR in new applications.
Lead evaluations of new technologies and capital equipment.
Communicate and present effectively to team members.
Invent, analyze, design, and develop VR, MR, and AR computer vision algorithms for areas related to intraoperative tracking and medical education.