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# Senior Software Engineer in Test

- **Company:** Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $230,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Computer Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, MATLAB, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Test Data, Software Verification
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Intuitive/744000134270709-senior-software-engineer-in-test

## About the Role

* Minimum 5 years of experience working with embedded systems and electromechanical systems
 * Strong experience with Python is required
 * Troubleshooting mindset, an ability to break down a system or process systematically and effectively into subparts to identify failure mechanisms
 * Excellent documentation skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization with high attention to detail
 * Passionate and committed to the highest product quality. Proven ability to proactively engage with the unknown/unfamiliar, learn how things work and apply that learning to new challenges

Required Education and Training

 * BS or above in Computer Science and Engineering or related fields

Preferred Skills and Experience

 * Strong working experience with C/C++
 * Experience with Machine Learning techniques

 * Experience with Matlab
 * Experience with Linux environments

Additional Information

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.

## Description

Responsible for software testing of Intuitive's new robotic platform. The successful candidate is an individual with high energy, ownership, integrity, and accountability that will develop software to support software verification and develop/execute test protocols for robotic surgical systems., As a Senior Software Engineer in Test in the intuitive team, you will be responsible for:

 * Develop software tests and scripts that automate testing processes
 * Contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipeline development and workflow enhancement
 * Contribute to project content and overall test plan oversight, including definition of test coverage requirements, test plan generation, approval, execution, and archival of results
 * Analyze test data, identify non-conformance trends, generate dashboards to represent concise executive summaries, and recommend design improvements
 * Contribute to the strategy for reliability assessment and verification of robotic surgical systems and instruments
 * Log issues found within the issue tracking system; work with software and cross-functional teams to debug


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