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Staff Software Engineer - Emulation

Sunnyvale, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-25

Core

Building, deploying, and supporting a full-system emulator and hybrid hardware-in-the-loop setups for the internal da Vinci surgical system.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Emulation)

Builds

Full-system emulators and hybrid hardware-in-the-loop setups for the da Vinci surgical system

Domain

Medical robotics / Surgical systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, Python, complex system debugging, Software Engineering fundamentals, rapid system learning

Preferred skills

CUDA, graphics acceleration, Linux process management, microcontrollers, embedded software, Docker, Git

Technologies

C++, Python, CUDA, Linux, Docker, Git, FPGAs, microcontrollers

Responsibilities

Lead emulation team on industry-standard or innovative approaches to developing performance system emulators; Expand functionality of the internal da Vinci emulator by faithfully emulating microcontrollers, sensors, FPGAs, and physics models; Advocate for hardware 'simulation first' to educate developers on productivity benefits; Continuously follow up with developers to support feature requests, bug fixes, and system integration

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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