Servo Software Intern

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The da Vinci™ surgical system uses many interconnected processors that generate, consume, send, and receive all kinds of data. Some of this is critical, real-time servo data, some is message data used on the embedded system, and some is data that is consumed by downstream processes not on the system. The goal of this position/project is to (1) better understand and quantify the current data communication bottlenecks, and (2) to make improvements, both in the communication network design itself, as well as in the way it is used by developers and by software and firmware applications, to transmit data more efficiently and reliably.

Essential Job Duties

• Collaborate with technical domain experts to understand the data messaging architecture and the various data transfer it supports. Quantify the start-up and steady-state messaging profile.
• Identify improvements to ensure the integrity of highly critical data and to mitigate existing bottleneck exposures.
• Develop infrastructure and tools to aid software developers in identifying first principle solutions to their data transfer requirements such that overall system data integrity is maintained.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Excellent working knowledge and practice using Modern C++ and Python
• Familiarity with a Linux development environment
• Comfort and demonstrated experience with RTOS and inter-process communication best practice
• Experience analyzing large data sets
• Experience with Machine Learning algorithms

University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements:

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program in the Fall.
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.

Required Education and Training

• Current enrollment in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree-seeking program at the Master’s level. Bachelor’s level students would also be considered based on specific relevant experience.

Working Conditions

Mustbe able to interact with computers, robotic systems and accessories in a laboratory environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with embedded Linux and QNX operating systems
• Experience using modern code repository systems