- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer
Job description
The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's new robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. We are seeking a senior algorithm engineer to play a lead technical role in conceptualizing, designing, and evaluating our next-generation planning and guidance software. This role is dedicated to developing advanced algorithms to analyze real-time ultrasound (US) imaging- specifically endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and min-profile ultrasound probes – for the accurate detection, segmentation, and classification pulmonary structures.
Job responsibilities
- Drive the full cycle of medical imaging analysis software development, developing algorithms from R&D concepts into robust, commercial medical device products.
- Design, prototype, and implement advanced computer vision and machine learning algorithms tailored for real-time processing of diverse ultrasound modalities, including EBUS and ultrasound probes.
- Develop specialized algorithms to handle the unique challenges of high-frequency ultrasound data, including speckle reduction, acoustic shadowing mitigation, and temporal tracking across video frames.
- Apply and fine-tune state-of-the-art architectures, including spatio-temporal Vision Transformers (ViTs), recurrent networks, nnU-Net, Graph Neural Network (GNN) and Diffusion models, adapting them for noisy,…
- Architect and execute model deployment pipelines, seamlessly integrating trained models into high-performance C++ production environments, utilizing techniques like quantization, pruning, and hardware acceleration to…
- Support system integration and testing while generating formal design documentation and patent applications.
Job requirements
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on industrial experience in algorithm development, with a deep specialization in medical imaging and computer vision.
- Exceptional proficiency in Python and C++, with a deep understanding of modern software component design for production environments.
- Expert knowledge of ML frameworks and software toolkits, including PyTorch, OpenCV, MONAI, ITK, VTK, and model optimization tools such as TensorRT or ONNX.
- Strong domain expertise in ultrasound physics, acoustic image processing, and temporal/video data analysis is highly preferred, especially experience with data from EBUS or high-resolution small-profile transducers.
- Experience with spatiotemporal deep learning architectures and deployment of low-latency real-time applications for ultrasound imaging applications.
- Experience or knowledge of the development of AI/ML features in strict alignment with Good Machine Learning Practice (GMLP) principles, ensuring data representativeness and model transparency.
- A proven track record of shipping commercial AI/ML software products is bonus.
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