Open Position – Senior/Staff Robotics Software Engineer

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc.

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. is revolutionizing the world of surgical ophthalmology by developing a novel, AI driven, and imaging-guided surgical robotic system. Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. aims to expand access to care, provide superior capabilities to the human surgeon, and enhance patient outcomes. Microsurgery in general and Ophthalmology are subfields of surgery for which the surgical outcomes can be significantly improved by robotic systems to allow superior dexterity, precision, accuracy, and visualization beyond the human surgeon’s own capabilities.

We are seeking highly motivated, and intellectually inquisitive individuals looking to make a positive impact on healthcare via the development of robotic technology. The core values of Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. are:

Commitment to Excellence: We aim to deliver superior patient outcomes and surgeon experiences
Passion for Creativity and Innovation: We are driven by new ideas and aim to push the boundaries of what's possible
Teamwork and Camaraderie: We achieve our best when we collaborate and work together
Welcoming of Critical Opinion: We are enriched by constructive criticism and support the best ideas
Personal Accountability: We honor our commitments and take responsibility for our actions

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. offers

An opportunity to build autonomous surgical robotic systems driven by image guidance and AI technology for the future of affordable, high-quality healthcare.
The opportunity to work alongside clinicians, engineers, and global leaders in cutting-edge AI, imaging, and robotics technology.
Competitive compensation and an excellent company-paid benefits package.

Role Description

In your role as a Robotics Software Engineer at Horizon Surgical Systems, you will contribute to the architecture and design of a cutting-edge surgical robotics system, implementing and verifying mission-critical software modules. The ability to enforce deterministic timing, and fail-safe behaviors, in the controls software is paramount to its clinical efficacy and regulatory approval. You will be responsible for optimizing the end-to-end latency and throughput of control software by designing a high-performance controls platform.

Required Qualifications & Abilities

Educational Background

Bachelor's, Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency in modern C++ (at least C++11) is a must.
Knowledge of DDS, or an alternative asynchronous structured IPC mechanism (e.g., gRPC).
Proficiency with implementing and evaluating software architecture in the context of latency-minimization, determinism, and reliability.

Experience

5+(Senior)/8+(Staff) years of C++ robot controls software development.
5+(Senior)/8+(Staff) years deploying and testing software in a Linux environment.
Prior experience working on mission-critical software.
Prior experience with medical device development is a plus.
Prior experience with embedded C/C++ is useful.

Knowledge

Ability to independently implement high-performance Linux systems software.
Quantitative profiling and performance optimization experience (either using a tool like gprof or instrumenting software with your own tooling).
Experience with an observability framework is helpful, particularly one tailored to robotics telemetry data.
Ability to analyze latency and jitter of high-frequency data in a distributed system.
Experience with software deployment procedures (configuration management, containerized builds, etc.) is preferred.
Experience with motor control for serial robotic manipulators is preferred.
Experience with kinematics and rigid-body dynamics is helpful for collaborating on control algorithms which use the servo drives that you integrate.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
Good communication skills to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including software engineers, electrical/mechanical engineers, and product managers.