Senior Staff Robotic Platform Engineer
Core
Lead efforts to define, simulate, test, and improve the accuracy performance of the Mako robotic surgical system, including robot arm and optical tracking module.
Role type
Senior Staff Robotic Platform Engineer
Builds
Mako robotic surgical platform (robot arm and optical tracking module)
Domain
Medical robotics / Surgical automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Matlab, Python, C++, CAD, statistical analysis, FEA, mechatronics integration, robotics control, algorithm development, kinematics, linear algebra
Preferred skills
design requirements formulation, pre-verification accuracy test protocols, large data set analysis, anatomy registration, clinical operating room testing
Technologies
Matlab, Python, Monte-Carlo, FEA, Minitab
Responsibilities
Build and use tools to simulate accuracy of the Mako surgical robotic platform and localization system; Lead technical integration of devices to improve robotic platform accuracy; Create and assess performance of algorithms for optimization, calibration, and accuracy checks; Lead the effort to define an accuracy budget and negotiate allowed errors; Design and execute tests and tools to measure accuracy; Identify and assess new technologies to improve robotic surgery accuracy.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategy