Senior Manager, Embedded Software Engineering - Advanced Energy at Intuitive
Sunnyvale, CA
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Jun 28, 2026
Sunnyvale, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role overseeing the embedded software lifecycle for medical devices in an electrosurgery product portfolio used across robotic surgical platforms. The position involves managing a team of firmware and software engineers, driving development across areas such as controls algorithms, cybersecurity, and safety software, and owning processes from requirements and prototyping through verification and release. Suited to an experienced embedded software professional with a background in safety-critical systems and medical device regulations.
Senior level · 10+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (6)
This role sits squarely between a hands-on technical lead (15-1252) and a people manager (11-3021): it requires 3–5 years of management experience and explicitly involves recruiting, mentoring, and functionally managing a team of engineers, yet the bulk of the duties are deeply technical (embedded software lifecycle ownership, board bring-up, controls algorithms, risk analysis). It was classified as 15-1252 because the primary day-to-day work described is technical software development leadership, but 11-3021 is a genuine runner-up.
The job title carries no seniority level word; 'Unspecified' is used for advertised seniority. The 10+ years of experience requirement and management scope support a Senior classification.
No compensation figures were published in the posting despite a reference to 'target compensation ranges' — no comp fields could be populated.
Location is inferred as Intuitive Surgical's headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA; no explicit city was stated in the posting. The posting notes a preference against candidates residing in a list of 14 states, suggesting a US-based (likely hybrid/on-site) role.
Controls algorithms, cybersecurity, static analysis, and CI/CD appear in a narrative 'Drive technical development' duty sentence rather than a formal requirements section, so they are marked as preferred.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): static analysis.
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