Tejas Bonde
Medical Robotics Systems / R&D Engineer
Gurugram
Summary
System Integration & R&D Engineer integrating and validating 125+ surgical robotic systems across bring-up, motion testing, fault isolation, and retest cycles. Builds C++/Qt/Python medical-device software and teleoperation interfaces, including haptic input, robot control, safety UI, and local database workflows. Converts research into verification methods for regulated robotic platforms, including FDA-related workspace documentation and ISO 13485 / EU MDR alignment.
Overview
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4
Languages
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1
Certification
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2
years of professional experience
Work History
System Integration & R&D Engineer
SS Innovations
02.2026 - Current
- FDA-related workspace verification: led ~90% of the research and documentation effort for a workspace nonconformance involving high-BMI patient representation in robot-assisted cholecystectomy — researched US BMI classification, anthropometric data, surgical anatomy, and liver/gallbladder anatomical location.
- Test methodology: translated research into a physical high-BMI anatomical test model and verification methodology; developed the test protocol, performed physical workspace testing, and analyzed robotic reachability and configuration-specific limitations.
- Teleoperation platform: supported development of a single-arm tele-ultrasound robotic platform on a DOBOT CR5A, establishing robot communication and control via the vendor SDK and TCP/IP.
- Integrated Geomagic Touch haptic device via SDK, transmitting XYZ position, rotational, and button-state data over UDP to enable robot motion in teleoperation prototype.
- Developed patient-side HMI in C++/Qt 5, implementing role-based access, credential validation, robot and camera interfaces, e-stop controls, safety confirmation dialogs, and local SQL database integration.
- Identified and reported 15+ software/system defects during single-arm robotic system testing, facilitating engineering fixes prior to platform maturity.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to refine design specifications and improve project outcomes.
System Integration & Testing Engineer
SS Innovations
06.2024 - 01.2026
- Integrated and validated 125+ multi-arm surgical robotic systems: bringing subsystems together, configuring system variants, performing functional and motion testing, troubleshooting failures, retesting, and documenting results.
- Isolated faulty subsystems using alternate system configurations, bypassing individual arms on four-arm Mantra system to maintain test functionality and investigated 40+ critical system failures.
- Troubleshot robotic motion and communication failures with EC-Inspector/EC-Engineer and Elmo diagnostic tools, addressing reproducible J6 arm failures and validating post-correction functionality.
- Supported R&D bring-up by integrating new hardware, configuring EtherCAT communication, and restoring systems to functional test-ready states, including performing OptiTrack marker calibration.
- Engineering tooling: built and shipped a PyQt-based testing-documentation dashboard, cutting manual test-log setup time by an estimated 70% and standardizing records across the integration team.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify defects and enhance product quality through rigorous testing methodologies.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for software applications to ensure functionality and performance.
Education
M.Tech - Biomedical Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Tamil Nadu, India01-2024
B.Tech - Biotechnology
Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering And Technology
Maharashtra, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Surgical robotics
Teleoperation
System integration
C
Python
Linux
Fault isolation
Workspace verification
Test protocol development
Functional testing
System verification
ISO 13485 (QMS) awareness
EU MDR 2017/745 (coursework)
FDA-related workspace/design verification documentation
Safety UI
Credential validation
Software verification & validation
Accomplishments
- 125+ surgical robotic systems integrated and tested
- 40+ critical system failures investigated during integration and testing
- Primary contributor to research and technical documentation for an FDA-related high-BMI workspace verification effort
- Built a teleoperation prototype linking a Geomagic Touch haptic interface to a DOBOT CR5A collaborative robot
- Automated recurring testing-documentation workflows with a custom PyQt engineering tool
Certification
Certification: EU MDR 2017/745 Fundamentals (Udemy)
Timeline
System Integration & R&D Engineer
SS Innovations
02.2026 - Current
System Integration & Testing Engineer
SS Innovations
06.2024 - 01.2026
B.Tech - Biotechnology
Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering And Technology
04.2001 -
M.Tech - Biomedical Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: C++, Python | Frameworks: Qt 5, QML, PyQt | Databases: SQL/SQLite | Robotics: DOBOT, Elmo, EtherCAT, OptiTrack