- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
Sr Manager UI Software Engineering
Job description
The da Vinci Single Port (SP) system provides surgeons with robotic-assisted technology designed for deep and narrow access to tissue in the body through a single, small incision. It pushes the frontier of human-machine interaction by fusing many technologies into a core product experience – technologies such as 3D immersive vision, real-time haptic interface and robotic manipulators.
The primary responsibility of the position is to lead the software team responsible for implementing the User Interface and underlying State Machine of the SP system.
Job responsibilities
- Recognize and attract top talent, mentor and train existing team members and new hires through one-on-one coaching as well as team wide initiatives.
- Interface with variety of cross functional teams including Interaction Design, Human Factors, Clinical, Controls Engineering, etc., in understanding user interface needs to create, maintain, and track a bottom-up…
- Own full development lifecycle for UI software team and associated documentation (negotiate requirements, systematic risk assessment and mitigation, prototyping, development, testing, and software releases).
- Champion best practices in software development (code reviews, scrums, bug scrubbing meetings, coding conventions, continuous integration, defensive programming, static analysis, design patterns, etc.).
- Conduct technical design reviews.
- Assess and update the software hazard analysis and identify mitigations for hazardous situations.
- Document traceability from software requirements and software hazard analyses to module verification tests and system verification tests.
Job requirements
- Experience recruiting, mentoring, and functionally managing teams of highly skilled engineers.
- Experience in all phases of software development including evaluation, planning and definition, design & implementation, Verification & Validation, Market Launch, and Post Market.
- Experience with concepts of design input, design output, traceability, and risk analysis.
- Hands-on engineering experience developing User Interface software.
- Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to collaborate across multiple teams.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong people management abilities with ability to ensure team success.
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