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Collaborate with clinical and field teams to gather information, investigate issues, drive the root-cause analysis, and lead the development of product improvements. Participate in occasional on-site visits to support issue diagnosis and troubleshooting.\nMaintain rigorous version control, unit testing, and documentation to support regulatory evaluation and formal test efforts\nAbility to travel up to 15% of the time\nRequirements\nThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nExperienced with commercial software development for medical devices (IEC 62304). Experience with surgical navigation a plus\nExperienced in C++ development in Linux environment. 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