Sr Embedded Software Engineer

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

22h

About The Position

The Embedded Platform Software team designs and builds the foundational software infrastructure for next-generation surgical robotic systems. We are looking for a high-energy, talented Senior Software Engineer to join the Embedded Networking Software team, within the Multiport Platform Software group. We are a small group that works in a focused, high-energy environment working on New Product Development. We believe in applying first principles thinking, data driven decision making, continuous learning, and systematic planning to deliver results and achieve our goals. Are you passionate about technology? Do you want to have a direct impact on helping people live better lives? Are you interested in the medical applications of robotics? Do you like to build complex distributed systems? Does working in a multidisciplinary, systems-oriented design team sound exciting?

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of industry experience, or Master’s degree with 4+ years of industry experience, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
A natural communicator with high attention to detail, strong critical thinking, and clarity of thought
Strong OSI networking stack knowledge across all 7 layers, including deep understanding of TCP/IP stack internals and Ethernet switching fabric design
Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems development
Deep experience developing high-speed networking software across switching, robotics, automotive, or aerospace domains, including low-level driver development for Ethernet MAC/PHY and specialized SoC subsystems such as packet filtering and address lookup engines.
Experience with Linux and embedded RTOS environments, with a strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and interrupt handling
Demonstrated experience leveraging new tools and technology, such as AI coding assistants, to maximize productivity and streamline workflows

Nice To Haves

Strong hardware-software fluency including reading schematics, datasheets, and reasoning across system abstractions
Experience configuring and managing L2 switching (VLANs, QoS, segmentation) over SPI or in-band protocols
Hands-on experience with TSN protocols, AVB, and high-availability redundancy on real hardware
Experience implementing IEEE 802.1 TSN/AVB (802.1AS, Qbv, Qav, Qci) on embedded systems and integrating automotive/industrial Ethernet switch ICs with vendor APIs/SDKs
Experience with Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE-T1, BASE-T1S) and in-vehicle gateway or domain controller architectures
Experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr, QNX, VxWorks), Linux drivers, and embedded networking stacks
Exposure to functional safety standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601, DO-178, ISO 26262 or IEC 61508
Familiarity with embedded network security such as secure boot, MACsec, IPsec, key management

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver features across the embedded network stack, including: Reliability enhancements across the network stack, such as redundancy and fault tolerance mechanisms
Performance enhancements to meet growing data transfer needs, including low latency switching, traffic shaping, and queue management
A distributed publish/subscribe messaging framework built on DDS-style middleware
Layer 5 Session APIs to facilitate seamless disconnect and reconnect of services and network nodes
Develop and optimize Layer 2 and Layer 3 software, including network configuration, low level Ethernet MAC and PHY drivers
Build and tune deterministic, real-time communication paths for safety critical data, applying queueing theory and a working understanding of PCIe features and limitations
Lead board bring-up activities and interface with hardware teams to validate and integrate new networking product designs, including signal integrity and system level validation
Debug complex hardware-software networking issues using JTAG, GDB, and protocol analyzers; triage race conditions and timing violations
Partner with Field Service Engineering and the Platform team to triage, root cause, and resolve field reported networking issues, and feed learnings back into product design
Interface with a variety of cross functional teams such as Application Development, Algorithms, FPGA, Electrical, Clinical, Interaction Design, and Manufacturing to negotiate requirements, build solutions and iterate.