IoT Internship (6months)
Distalmotion SA, Switzerland
Job Description
About us
At Distalmotion, we believe that every patient undergoing minimal invasive surgery should benefit from the best of surgical expertise and robotic technology. This is the vision that made us create Dexter, the world’s first and only on-demand robotic surgery system. Thanks to Dexter, surgeons have never been closer to their patients while benefiting from robotic best-in-class technology.
Distalmotion has been created in 2012 by passionate and open-minded people with various experiences. Today, we are still convinced that an inclusive and international company culture is the best way to continue growing. Our leadership is highly committed to promote diversity among the teams and welcome every employee based on their identity.
You are looking for a new fulfilling challenge in a fast-growing medical device company? Join a team engaged in making on-demand robotic surgery the new medical revolution.
About IoT Internship
Project Title: Feasibility Study of a Secure and Safe Connected Next-Generation Surgical Robot.
Project Description: The intern will develop a demonstrator to explore the feasibility of connecting.
Tasks
Dexter, our surgical robot, to the Cloud. This will involve sending telemetry, usage, and procedural data to the Cloud.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and analysis to create a solution catalogue relevant to the project.
- Development and implementation of a demonstrator platform, including hardware (HW), software (SW), and Cloud Backend/Frontend.
- Conducting proof of concept trials in a dry/wet lab environment for investigational purposes.
- Collaborating with a team of experts and providing regular updates on project progress.
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated with a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong interest in MedTech, robotics, and IoT.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience or strong knowledge of IoT technologies and secure networking.
- Strong coding skills in C/C++ (including object-oriented techniques) required.
- Experience in Linux and Windows application programming and scripting (Python, Bash).
- Understanding and appreciation of CI/CD processes and tools.
- Knowledge of Cloud computing and data engineering/management.
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Familiarity with distributed networking protocols such as DDS (Data Distribution Service) and/or MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) a nice to have.
- Candidates should have cybersecurity experience, particularly in designing secure operating systems and applications, with knowledge of SSL/TLS, TPM, Trusted Boot, encryption, and secure communication protocols.
- Swiss Resident or EU citizen.