Triton Medical Robotics, a division of Neptune Medical, is an innovative, venture capital funded medical device startup headquartered in Burlingame, CA. We have already commercialized novel medical devices using our technology. Now the team at Triton is building something truly unique: a fully flexible medical robot that enables doctors to reach deep into human anatomy. Our robot will disrupt flexible endoscopy and set a new standard in outcomes for decades to come.

TITLE:  Senior Video Software Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Responsible for development and test of Linux-based Nvidia Jetson software that controls the Triton robot’s camera, video processing, and applications of our video data.   Work together with our Vision Hardware, Robotics Software, Vision Algorithms, and Deep Learning teams to give surgeons a rich, multimodal, and immersive clinical experience that will set new standards in patient care.   Work with the software team to make our video software product-focused and rock-solid, rigorously designed, implemented, and tested to meet medical-grade safety standards.

The ideal candidate will act with passion and intensity in a medical device start-up that is fast paced and collaborative and display the ability to perform to the requirements outlined below. For the right person, this position will be a tremendously exciting and career-defining opportunity, making core contributions to a genuinely new type of medical robotic platform.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, document, verify, and continuously improve software for video pipelines using Nvidia Jetson embedded systems: control cameras and display low-latency video, archive video, composite video streams, and share video and camera metadata.
• Work with deep-learning and computer-vision algorithms engineers to integrate new processing capabilities and AI applications
• Integrate new hardware and software to provision for continuous improvements in resolution, image quality, HDR, and color spaces
• Develop latency budget, measure and continuously improve latency contributions of all pipeline stages including image sensor, SerDes, ISP, compositing, and display. Implement and maintain streaming and compression techniques for fast, efficient transmission
• Work with Software team on Light Engine and controls for auto-exposure, brightness and color-balance, and special user modes like chromo-endoscopy
• Help build tools for image quality validation, latency diagnostics, and simulations
• Work with Software team to ensure robust fault tolerance, with fast and safe recovery
• Work with Software team to ensure compliance with best practices for documentation, version-control, and software provenance

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field
• 4-7+ years experience (or 3-6+ years with an MS) developing software applications for hardware-centric systems
• Robust knowledge of C++, and Python programming languages

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with programming and configuration of embedded Linux systems
• Experience using Docker and other tools to manage complex software stacks
• Experience with video and image coding principles and compression standards
• Experience with programming imaging devices such as image sensors, cameras, and displays
• Familiarity with GPU programming and optimization (CUDA, OpenCL)
• Knowledge of image-processing, computer vision, or machine learning
• Experience with designing software products for mission-critical applications in compliance environments like medical, avionics, automotive, etc.
• Experience with Nvidia Jetson platform

Triton Robotics is located in Burlingame, CA, near the Millbrae Caltrain and BART Station.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base salary for this role is between $170,000 and $205,000 depending on experience. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: education, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, benefits and 401(K) with matching.

Triton Robotics provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.