Advanced Imaging Intern

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position

Within the Advanced Imaging and Intelligence group (AI&I), the Advanced Imaging team develops novel imaging capabilities to help surgeons see what they need to see (https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/about-us/newsroom/helping-robotic-surgeons-see).

The intern will report to the Director of Advanced Imaging and be mentored by Advanced Imaging Engineers and Principals.

The main responsibility of this position will be to quantitatively investigate the impacts of sources of error on next-generation imaging modalities. Gathering information from a variety of teams, the main responsibility will be to create a quantitative assessment of the effects of field-related deterioration, e.g. endoscope and light engine deterioration from surgical use, on imaging models.

Essential Job Duties

Our prototype real-time imaging pipelines enable new imaging capabilities while allowing rapid development within a software environment.

We seek a Masters-enrolled candidate with strong software development and integration skills to understand these pipelines and their dependencies on endoscope and light engine characteristics. The work requires developing, debugging, and simulating testing using CUDA, Python and MATLAB. As an intern, you should be able to:

• Understand imaging stages and pipelines.
• Design/write code to create comparative pipeline results.
• Write tools for testing pipeline operation.
• Design experiment protocols for testing hypotheses.
• Document your work in detail and write examples for others to use.

Required Skills and Experience

• Be able to read and understand complex software that involves Python, MATLAB and CUDA components.
• Proficient with MATLAB and/or Python
• Comfortable with hardware/software interfaces
• Able to develop both on Linux and Windows
• Knowledge of camera sensors, displays, optics and illumination sources.
• Knowledge of computer vision/stereoscopic imaging is an asset.
• Able to communicate designs, approaches and ideas well, while accomplishing the goals of the project.
• Able to collaborate well within and outside of the core team
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements:

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
• 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, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or related degree-seeking program.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay (paid at an hourly rate), benefits, and a housing allowance. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including relevant skills and experience for this internship, degree-seeking academic program (PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s, etc), year in school, and location. The hourly rate is prorated against the intern program salaries listed and total program compensation will be based on internship duration.