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Every minute matters in stroke treatment. Magnendo is developing robotic technology to make life-saving endovascular procedures faster, safer, and more accessible. By combining advanced robotics, magnetic navigation, and intelligent software, we are tackling one of the most technically demanding challenges in healthcare while aiming to expand access to advanced stroke care for patients around the world. Join us in shaping the future of endovascular intervention.
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of our robotics and controls software — responsive, reliable, real-time robotic path planning and control based on sensing and user inputs.
You Will:
Own the architecture and technical direction of our robotics and controls software, including path planning, motion control, and low-latency, deterministic, sense-plan-act pipeline
Design and implement production software for magnetic field optimization algorithms
Design and implement production software for 7DOF path planning in a complex, highly constrained environment
Design and implement infrastructure for a low-latency robotic system that responds to a variety of sensor and user inputs in a highly reliable, deterministic, and effective manner
Design a highly testable architecture with unit and integration tests developed in parallel software modules
Drive design decisions using first-principles engineering analysis, simulation, prototyping, and hands-on testing
Define and review requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria for robotics and controls software components
Collaborate closely with computer vision, systems, and hardware engineers to integrate planning and control into the broader system
Support risk analysis, design reviews, and root-cause investigations for robotics and controls software
Ensure that software is developed following a rigorous process that combines best practices of modern high reliability software development with a regulatory V-model framework
You Are:
9+ years of experience with strong fundamentals in robotic path planning and trajectory optimization, including sampling-based planners and constrained nonlinear optimization with analytic gradients, as well as motion control, manipulator kinematics for redundant arms, and/or state estimation
Experienced with production software development in an environment with high reliability requirements, preferably under a regulatory regime
A great collaborator who understands the importance of clear communication and humility
A software engineer who wants to build extensible, maintainable, high quality systems
Motivated to apply advanced technology across multiple fields to a concrete application that saves lives
A strong individual contributor first and foremost, with the interest and ability to grow into leading a small team as the group scales
Comfortable serving as a technical authority — providing design guidance and review to internal engineers and external contractors alike
Able to operate with the judgment and independence expected of a Principal-level engineer — sets technical direction with limited oversight, while holding the line on rigor where it matters most
Able to clearly convey complex tradeoffs to cross-functional teams and external partners
Proficient with Python, C++, Linux, GIT
Bonus Points:
Experience in the medical device industry, ideally with interventional or robotic systems
Experience with magnetic actuation, catheter/guidewire systems, or neurovascular/endovascular devices
Familiarity with robotics development tools such as Drake, ROS, Moveit, RVIZ, Gazebo, and Isaac Sim
Experience with haptics or teleoperation
Working knowledge of medical device software requirements (e.g., IEC 62304, IEC 60601)
Magnendo Corp. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applications without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. We also participate in E-Verify. Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of employment authorization verification (Form I-9) through E-Verify after hire.
