Staff FPGA Engineer (Future Forward)
Intuitive SurgicalJob Title
Staff FPGA Engineer (Future Forward)
Role Summary
As a Staff FPGA Engineer on the Future Forward team you will design, implement, verify, and integrate FPGA-based electronics for surgical robotic systems. You will lead technical FPGA design efforts and work with cross-functional teams to deliver products through prototyping, validation, and product release.
Work focuses on developing FPGA solutions at the heart of Intuitive systems and supporting quality and regulatory activities.
Experience Level
Senior-level. Experience as a lead FPGA designer expected; specific years not specified.
Responsibilities
The role includes technical leadership across FPGA design, verification, and product integration:
- Act as lead technical designer on project teams for new surgical robotic systems and accessories.
- Implement FPGA designs using SystemVerilog for video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and embedded computing modules.
- Verify designs in simulation and on hardware; iterate prototypes toward production readiness.
- Integrate, debug, and support FPGA hardware and firmware with cross-functional teams before and after launch.
- Produce detailed design documentation, specifications, and verification protocols.
- Support quality management and regulatory compliance activities.
Requirements
Must-have technical and interpersonal qualifications:
- Proven FPGA design experience and fluency with SystemVerilog.
- Experience with video processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, or embedded computing interfaces.
- Hands-on verification experience in simulation and hardware bring-up.
- Ability to lead technical designs and drive solutions from rough requirements through prototype iterations.
- Strong collaboration, debugging, documentation skills, and commitment to product quality in regulated environments.
- Quick learner with desire to understand user and engineering requirements; able to work effectively in a small, focused team.
Nice-to-have: prior work on medical devices or regulated products, experience with surgical robotics, or formal verification methods.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
About the Company
Company: Intuitive Surgical
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Developer and manufacturer of robotic-assisted surgical systems and instruments, best known for the da Vinci surgical system. The company designs technologies and workflows to enable minimally invasive surgery and improve clinical outcomes.
