Activ Surgical is building a platform for introducing the latest sensing technology to minimally invasive surgery, intended to visualize the invisible to facilitate better surgical decisions and outcomes. As part of the R&D team, you will be responsible for designing and prototyping novel real-time minimally invasive medical imaging and sensing technologies for tissue visualization. You will be expected to stay current on the most pressing clinical challenges, develop novel sensing techniques and effectively communicate these with the broader team.
Requirements
Required Qualification
• MS or PhD in relevant engineering or scientific discipline, such as Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, etc.
• Hands-on experience with optical imaging technologies and camera sensors.
• Experience developing real-time imaging or sensing systems
• Experience with optical design with Zemax or equivalent software
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and rapidly prototype novel sensing solutions
• Strong communication skills and collaboration closely with a cross-functional team
Preferred Qualification
• Hands-on optical design and optimization experience for complex imaging systems
• Experience in Medical device R&D
• Image analysis background
• ML/AI experience
Benefits
• Fortune 500 Health & Wellness Benefits
• 401(k)
• Flexible Vacation

At Activ Surgical, our mission is for every surgical imaging system to deliver intelligent information that reduces surgical complication rates, ushering in a new standard of patient care and safety. Having completed the world’s first autonomous robotic surgery of soft tissue in 2018, the company is focused on enhanced, real-time visualization capabilities for surgeons that combine advanced augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) technology. Our vision is to transform the collective surgical experience by leveraging emerging technologies and data into insights that make world-class surgery accessible for all.