Staff Software Engineer - Control

About us

Neocis is an established start-up revolutionizing dentistry with Yomi, the first, and only FDA cleared robot for assisted dental surgery. The company collaborates closely with leading clinicians to develop innovative technologies that help advance patient care and improve quality of life. Based in Miami, Florida. Neocis is venture-backed with funding from several prominent investors.

What's in it for you?

• You'll thrive in our innovative and collaborative environment
• Make an immediate impact on life-changing technology
• Avoid silos and "not my job" mentality in our smaller, fast paced, startup environment
• We offer sabbatical, parental leave and unlimited PTO policies
• Generous 401K plan with 4% company match
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision.

The Role: The Staff Software Engineer - Control is responsible for driving the definition, technical roadmap, architecture, development, and delivery of the control software for Neocis' real-time medical robot. The robot utilizes haptic guidance and augmented IK, physics engine and tracking algorithms to guide and constrain the surgery, while implementing collision, singularity, and joint limit avoidance, on 6 and 7 DOF arms. You will also be responsible for defining, developing, and executing verification and validation testing to ensure compliance with the safety and reliability standards, recommending engineering tools and processes to promote efficiency, and contributing to intellectual property development. Staff Software Engineers provide technical guidance to development teams, oversee the technical aspects of all projects, and work with cross-functional teams including software, mechanical and electrical engineers, marketing, clinicians and clinical staff.

What you'll do:

• Create innovative prototypes and solutions to meet our company's technical needs
• Analyze and design solutions for functional and nonfunctional software requirements
• Recommend modifications and improvements to Neocis' products and services
• Design, code, and debug core components of the robot control software
• Design, evolve, document and ensure compliance with software architecture for rapid extensibility, deployability, reliability, and stability
• Lead, guide, train, mentor and provide support to the control software team
• Perform design and code reviews of code developed by peers and more junior engineers
• Collaborate with technical departments to ensure efficient release of all product updates
• Facilitate effective communication within the software team across departments
• Promote and monitor adherence to engineering processes to enable fast-paced development
• Evaluate third-party tools and packages and recommend their incorporation into our architecture
• Maintain knowledge of industry developments

What you'll bring:

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 10+ years of exceptional outcomes in object-oriented software design and implementation
• Ability to prioritize activities and consistently deliver projects on time
• Proven results architecting and implementing large-scale projects
• Very strong software design and architecture skills
• Hands-on, expert-level coding skills in multiple languages
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to contribute to Neocis IP
• Deep understanding of computer science, OO concepts, design patterns and architectural approaches
• Strong team-building and technical leadership skills
• Extensive experience with documenting and testing software applications
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage uncertainty, push the limits, and think like an owner
• Very strong skills in real-time robot control software design for reliability and safety
• Very strong mathematical foundation in control theory, IK, and trajectory planning
• Strong experience in system modeling
• Experience with signal conditioning and sensor fusion
• Understanding of advanced controller and filter designs
• Experience with VTK/ITK, CGAL or other visualization libraries preferred
• Familiar with CT scan images and DICOM protocol standards preferred
• Experience with machine learning preferred
• Familiarity with agile methodologies preferred
• Experience with medical device software preferred
• Familiarity with FDA regulations preferred
• Start-up experience preferred

What else?

• This is not a supervisory role
• This is a full-time position. This position occasionally requires long hours and weekend work.
• The position will require 5% travel in and out of state
• The main location of this role is in a medical devices manufacturing facility and requires:
• This position requires the regular use of the Yomi robot
• Prolonged periods working on a computer
• Ability to lift/push/carry items up to 20 pounds
• Frequent exposure to moderate noise common to an office environment

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable candidates with disabilities to perform this role.

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