Intuitive
Staff Software Engineer
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Job Description
As a Staff Software Engineer reporting to the Managing Staff Software Engineer in the MP Platform Engineering group, you will be the technical leader responsible for the architecture and implementation of mixed-criticality embedded virtualization. You’ll define how a next-generation surgical robotic system safely consolidates critical/real-time and non-critical software onto shared hardware. You will own the key elements of the virtualization safety strategy: partitioning architecture, hypervisor configuration, silicon and platform software tuning for freedom from interference. Beyond virtualization, you will leverage your broad expertise and unique technical knowledge to contribute to company objectives, lead cross-functional projects from concept through completion, and coach colleagues in advancing their technical expertise. You will take ownership of multiple aspects of the embedded platform, exercising independent judgment on ambiguous, high-impact problems and influencing senior stakeholders on technical direction and associated risk.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in designing scalable, high-performance embedded software architectures; advanced proficiency in modern C++ and Python for real-time systems.
- Experience building from 0 to 1: define, build, and evaluate technical prototypes that de-risk platform decisions early, translating open architectural questions into measurable experiments on target hardware.
- Extensive experience in Linux/QNX environments, including kernel modules, resource managers, POSIX applications, and distributed inter-processor communication frameworks.
- Proven expertise with FPGAs, hardware accelerators, PCIe transport/configuration/enumeration concepts, and network stacks; strong ability to root-cause interdependent hardware/software problems.
- Proven track record of leading strategic technical initiatives from concept through completion; ability to work independently and drive results with limited supervision.
- Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated ability to articulate complex technical concepts and influence senior leadership across organizational levels.
- Strong leadership capabilities, including mentoring engineers at all levels, providing technical direction, and potentially supervising activities of others.
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Xen internals (dom0/domU, PV/HVM/PVH, xl configuration, Xen on ARM or x86) or with hypervisor contributions upstream.
- Experience with functional safety and regulatory standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, DO-178C/DO-297, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, or IEC 60601, including partitioning and interference requirements.
- Familiarity with Ethernet fundamentals & OSI layers, clear understanding of Time Sensitive Networking standards and features (802.1AS, Qbv etc.).
- Familiarity with modern build and CI systems (Bazel, Nix, Jenkins) and with Python for automation, analysis, and test.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Detroit, MI
Posted
1 day ago
Country
US