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Job Description:

  • Careers that Change Lives
  • In this role, you will join a world class team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers responsible for further development and enhancement of the globally launched Robotic Assisted Surgery platform within the Surgical Operating unit:
  • As a Principal Controls Software Engineer working at Medtronic, you will be a significant contributor in the development of control algorithms that supports, legacy, current and future generations of robotic surgical instruments.
  • You will create software solutions that run on a sophisticated real-time embedded platform, using embedded sensor and actuator hardware to deliver high-bandwidth, precise and robust instrument response.
  • In addition, this role will involve engagement with the electromechanical design of surgical instruments at all stages – with a focus on control software requirements development that is compatible with the test, verification, and validation of a safety-critical system.

 

A Day in the Life

  • Design feedback control algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink using classical PID control laws and act as an independent reviewer of MATLAB/Simulink models to ensure that all software meets quality standards.
  • Research advanced control methods and their potential for improving closed-loop system performance.
  • Update/tune existing software implementation to support released products.
  • Reduce order modelling of system/subsystem that enables efficient exploration of controller design space.
  • Integrate and test new controller designs on hardware with different maturity levels: prototype to released hardware.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of verification methods.
  • Partner with the greater software organization, systems engineering, and validation groups and prepare and participate in design reviews.
  • Define and review software requirements, and document or participate in the documentation of the software including architecture and design detail, unit testing, anomaly tracking and reports.

 

Must Haves:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree with 7 years of relevant working experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant working experience
  • Proficient in use of modelling & simulation software (MATLAB/Simulink strongly preferred)
  • Familiarity with multi-body kinematics and dynamics
  • Experience in design and implementation of position, velocity, and torque feedback controllers
  • Knowledge of discrete signal processing methods and algorithms and experience with reduced order modelling of mechatronic systems
  • Knowledge of techniques used for real-time estimation of uncertain parameters
  • Experience in implementation of advanced control algorithms, as an example, Optimization based control methods
  • Fluency in English

 

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with real-time software on microprocessor-based systems and developing software in a Linux environment
  • Integrating mechanical and electrical hardware and software, particularly in an embedded context
  • Medical product development process highly desired-regulator processes, safety considerations, hands-on experience with medical/surgical devices/instruments
  • Experience with a big company with matrix structures, having already worked with cross functional teams within an international environment.
  • Experience in prototype level C++ coding

Key Skills
Education

Any Graduate

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