Interaction Software Engineering Intern
| Company | Intuitive Surgical |
|---|---|
| Location | Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Internship |
| Degrees | PhD |
| Experience Level | Internship |
Requirements
- Competency with C++ programming for Linux-based platforms
- Hands-on experience with developing and/or integrating natural user interface technologies, such as 3d input devices, haptic devices, eye-tracking, and speech recognition.
- High-degree of technical creativity with a passion for delivering the best possible user experience
- Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program in the Fall
- Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June
- Current enrollment in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or related degree-seeking program at the PhD level.
Responsibilities
- Pursue development and integration of natural user interface technologies and exploratory features that enable new functional capabilities and collaborative methods for sterile and non-sterile users.
- Work with designers and subject matter experts to translate unmet user needs into technical requirements and implementation tasks.
- Support clinical and usability evaluations of functional prototypes to identify design and implementation shortcomings and opportunity for refinement.
- Able to blend creative technical problem solving with practical software engineering.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with GUI programming in application frameworks like Qt is a plus
- Experience with ML/AI tools and methodologies is a plus.