Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Cloud computing, Common data structures, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Docker, Flask, Machine learning techniques, Node.js, Python Programming, PyTorch, React.js

Job Description

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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

You will be a part of a small team working on high impact tasks with multiple stakeholders. As a Machine Learning Engineer intern at Intuitive, Inc. you will have the opportunity to work on interesting machine learning problems to improve surgeon experience and patient outcomes. You will be contributing to AI product development for RAS use cases. You will have access to state-of-the-art computing infrastructure and large industrial-scale data sets. This internship will provide you an opportunity to not only implement and deploy machine learning models but also collaborate with our product development team that delivers products that impact millions of people worldwide. You’ll keep up with the latest relevant technologies, participate in user and special interest groups, and understand trends and opportunities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Besides primary function, you will naturally be involved in other aspects of the team’s work too.

• Identifying opportunities to improve how we do Machine Learning
• Creating content and events to support Machine Learning knowledge-sharing and storytelling inside and outside of Intuitive
• Building tools, accelerators and frameworks for Data Scientists & Machine Learning Engineers
• Ensuring that we use data responsibly and in accordance with Intuitive's values

Qualifications

University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements:

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program in the Fall.
• 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.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Current enrollment in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Development, or related degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s or Master’s level
• Three or more years of relevant software engineering experience with proficiency in Python in a data-focused role
• Solid understanding and hands-on with Python data structures
• Prior ML Engineering experience (bonus points for healthcare experience)
• Solid understanding and experience of Machine Learning through its full life cycle
• Solid understanding of Machine Learning Frameworks (PyTorch preferred)
• Solid understanding of APIs (bonus points for FHIR APIs)
• Strong expertise in Dockerizing ML Applications
• Strong expertise in Deploying CI/CD Pipelines
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive problem-solving ability, comfortable with ambiguity
• Great storytelling ability, who can tailor content and complexity to their audiences
• Ability to readily build productive alliances and manage complex stakeholder relationships

Bonus points if you also have experience in;

• Cloud technologies
• Data Engineering technologies
• Distributed Databases
• Web UI development (node.js, react, Flask...)
• API development

Additional Information

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 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.

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

Shift : Day

Travel : None