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Intuitive Surgical

Staff FPGA Engineer (Future Forward)

Sunnyvale, CA, United States

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Workplace
On-site
Sector
Traditional Engineering
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
First found
Sep 30, 2026, 1:25 PM ET

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Job Description

As a Staff FPGA Engineer, you will work with a group of talented and dedicated people to improve and extend Intuitive robotic product lines. You will contribute broadly to the Future Forward group, with focus on development of innovative electronics at the heart of Intuitive systems.

As a member of the Future Forward engineering team, you will be involved in designing, implementing, and testing complex FPGA designs and integrate them into complete surgical robot solutions and seeing these through human use and product release.

The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy small, focused team environment, be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements and methodical prototype iterations and have a commitment to high product quality that places patients first.

Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a user’s and engineering’s perspective are essential to become a valuable system developer. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting. Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed.

This position has responsibility for all aspects related to the FPGA design for electronic board for robotic surgical systems. The Staff FPGA Engineer will:

  • Serve as a lead technical designer on project teams to develop new world-class surgical robotic systems and accessories.
  • Implement FPGA design using System Verilog in the following areas: video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and modern embedded computing modules.
  • Verify implemented design in simulation and hardware.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to Integrate, debug, and support the product before and after launch.
  • Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
  • Support the quality and regulatory processes.