Software Engineering Intern

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

12h

About The Position

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? 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. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here Job Description Primary Function of Position Contribute to the Video Software Engineering Group, responsible for the video processing and display generation software infrastructure, at the heart of the da Vinci™ Surgical System. Essential Job Duties Enhance existing video and meta data streaming across a network of video cable nodes within the da Vinci™ robot, maximizing flexibility and modularity while maintaining peak performance. Work closely with our internal firmware and manufacturing teams to leverage hardware and software infrastructure to facilitate rapid testing and evaluation on the robot without sacrificing functionality or performance. Develop a plugin application to configure streaming of select data from select nodes, in a synchronized fashion, to a centralized destination. Provide a user interface to support debugging and video quality analysis. Use modern software techniques to update and speed up data transmission between endoscopes and data processing/testing systems. Use internal frameworks and traditional communication protocols to transfer compressed and uncompressed video data.

Requirements

• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Linux
• Experience streaming and processing data across networked processors
• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.
• Current enrollment in a Computer Science or related Engineering degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate level.

Nice To Haves

• Great work ethic and enthusiasm for problem solving and data analysis
• Self-starter and able to work in a collaborative and results-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• Enhance existing video and meta data streaming across a network of video cable nodes within the da Vinci™ robot, maximizing flexibility and modularity while maintaining peak performance.
• Work closely with our internal firmware and manufacturing teams to leverage hardware and software infrastructure to facilitate rapid testing and evaluation on the robot without sacrificing functionality or performance.
• Develop a plugin application to configure streaming of select data from select nodes, in a synchronized fashion, to a centralized destination.
• Provide a user interface to support debugging and video quality analysis.
• Use modern software techniques to update and speed up data transmission between endoscopes and data processing/testing systems.
• Use internal frameworks and traditional communication protocols to transfer compressed and uncompressed video data.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern