Manager, Systems Analysis (Robotic Algorithms and Control)

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

Systems Analysts (Robotic Control Engineers) at Intuitive Surgical perform a central role in the design, development, and support of new products in the daVinci Surgery product lines. Systems Analysts are primarily responsible for the tele-robotic motion & force control algorithms, robotic manipulator control, and safety algorithms for new surgical robots, instruments, accessories, and endoscopes. This responsibility crosses into electrical, mechanical, software, control, user interface, and safety engineering where all the subsystems are integrated together. Systems Analysts strive to provide early design input, quickly prove out new designs, and seek out solutions to subtle and challenging problems in system integration, system safety, and motion & force control. Responsibilities continue until the products are shipping to customers with the highest quality and reliability. The Manager of a System Analysis team establishes the individual responsibility within their team, towards projects needing motion & force control algorithms and safety systems. They are responsible for tactical milestones for the projects their team supports. They advise senior management on the technical strategy for a product or a platform project. They maintain active liaison with other Systems Analysis teams, software & hardware teams, manufacturing teams, and user facing & clinical engineering teams, to enable cohesion of design inputs, design architecture, specifications, and verification. They are expected to hire, coach, and retain Systems Analysis talent within their group.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Systems Analysts towards successful accomplishment of product implementation with best in class solutions and architectures

• Provide in-depth analysis and characterization of electromechanical architectures during the entire design life cycle.

• Facilitate mechanical, electrical, and software integration of new prototypes and new products including complete robotic systems, manipulators, instruments, accessories, and endoscopes

• Analyze complex electro-mechanical devices for dynamic safety and clinical risk

• Implement safety monitoring algorithms based on sound physics and risk analysis

• Participate in clinical observations and experiments to ensure that performance requirements are relevant and realistic

• Adhere to, and contribute to, design control processes, including design reviews, presentations, documentation, and verification and validation testing activities

• Document and pursue intellectual property

• Communicate system architectural choices to the cross functional engineering team

• Improve cross functional workflow and interaction through tool building and teaching others