The Galen Platform

Galen is developing a single-platform solution to aid surgeons across several disciplines with minimal disturbance to existing workflows. Our cooperative control paradigm aims to eliminate hand tremor and enable surgeons to realize precise minimally invasive interventions in otolaryngology, spine surgery, and tissue reconstruction that were previously considered beyond human capacity.

Our Story

Galen Robotics was founded in 2016 to commercialize the research done in the Laboratory of Computational Sensing and Robotics of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Kevin Olds and Dr. Russell Taylor invented the Robotic ENT Microsurgical System (REMS) at JHU to prevent the complications caused by hand tremor in minimally invasive otolaryngological interventions.

Galen is expanding on this vision and technology.

The Software Engineer will be responsible for working within cross functional teams to understand requirements and develop medical device software to meet regulatory and customer expectations. The position includes the design and development, prototyping, testing and documentation of medical device software products.

Job Summary:  Software Engineer (Robotics)
•    Work on multiple projects to develop new medical device software and update existing products through the software life-cycle process.
•    Design, code, test, and document control software for robotics in compliance with medical device regulations and standards.
•    Develop and solve mathematical models of robotic controls paradigms. 
•    Development of algorithms for motion planning, optimization, and closed-loop controls.
•    Develop software for feasibility prototypes.
•    Work closely with cross-functional groups, including Hardware Engineering counterparts to define product requirements.
•    Ensure all product software is developed in accordance with the software development process, including requirements definition, architecture, design, implementation, debugging, and software testing.
•    Participate in code reviews and perform module testing.
•    Assess software failures as part of customer complaint investigations.
•    Provide design solutions for existing software, with particular attention to improvement of overall system performance, ease-of-use, and safety.
•    Be capable of owning and completing tasks with the time pressures typical of new product development.
•    Understand and adhere to the company’s Code of Ethical Conduct and ensure that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the business.
•    Maintain a professional and credible image with key physicians, consultants, suppliers, and co-workers.
•    Represent software development in product development teams, including design reviews.
•    Organize and conduct software technical reviews and software development phase reviews.
•    Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:
•    Write correct, readable, maintainable, and testable software.
•    Maintain and improve the quality of all products.
•    Ensure all activities conform to FDA requirements for GMP/QSR and ISO13485. 
•    Support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports Galen’s Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area supported. 
•    Keep manager informed of changes in work schedule and/or workload.
•    Regularly recommend and implement methods of improving the customer experience.

Education Requirements: 

Minimum BSCS

Experience Requirements:  

Minimum 4 years of industry software engineering experience.

Skills/Qualifications/Competencies:

•    C++ (11 or newer).
•    Real time programming.
•    Strong understanding of robot kinematics, dynamic open chains, trajectory generation, motion planning.
•    Strong problem-solving skills.
•    Professional and positive approach, self-motivated, team player, creative with the ability to work on own initiative.
•    Experience with agile development.
•    Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
•    Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
•    Ability to work cross-functionally with a distributed team across Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Marketing and Business Development.
•    Experience in the Medical Device Industry strongly preferred.
•    Ability to solve complex problems in the agreed timeline.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.