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The System Verification Engineer on the Multiport System & Release team is responsible for system-level software verification activities to help ensure the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of our medical products. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including product interaction design, software engineering, systems analysis, human factors, clinical, quality, and regulatory—to define and execute robust data-driven verification workflows. You will develop a deep understanding of the system from both a technical and end-user perspective, and use that insight to identify, investigate, and analyze issues, driving them to resolution. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability team environment and demonstrates strong ownership and follow-through.

Essential Job Duties:

• Review, categorize, evaluate, and verify design documentation and requirements.
• Design, develop, and execute test protocols to assess the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of medical robotic systems.
• Design, develop, and execute simulated clinical procedures that reflect real-world use cases to optimize verification and validation coverage.
• Design and implement comprehensive manual and automated test strategies for functional and end-to-end (E2E) user-journey testing.
• Prepare technical reports and data summary documents to support regulatory submissions.
• Analyze test data and system logs to identify nonconformance trends; produce concise executive summaries and recommend corrective actions.
• Observe and collect information from relevant sources to support cross-functional teams with issue triage, debugging, and root-cause problem solving.

Required Education, Skills & Experience 

• Experience using computers and computer systems to program medical devices and develop automation scripts/workflows that support product safety and compliance.
• Strong experience in analyzing data or information to support troubleshooting, triaging and providing detailed debug information for expediting issue resolution.
• Ability to drive cross-functional communications, understanding dependencies while also ensuring a tight timeline can be maintained.
• Proactive self-starter with a keen eye for details with focus on end-user experiences and ability to go above and beyond to ensure a high-quality release.
• Continuously learning and advancing skills across multiple areas.
• Experienced in testing complex systems with multiple software and hardware components, preferably including FDA-regulated products.
• BA/BS in Computer Science/ Biomedical / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering and/or relevant professional experience.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.