Peter Zimmermann

Chief Software Engineer at Stryker

Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experience

  • Stryker (Full-time · 24 yrs)
    • Chief Engineer Concept Technologies, R&D
      Feb 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

      Responsibilities: - Translating clinical user needs into technical requirements and solutions, where the technical system typically combines software, mechanical components, and electronics. -Defining the strategy to realize solutions with a team and external partners considering quality measures and business constraints. - Providing technical leadership of SW & HW engineers for complex projects including addressing the requirements of various stakeholders utilizing agile project management. - Designing software architecture considering time-to-market, reusability, maintainability, scalability for the targeted solution on the targeted clinical platform. - Implementing software solutions using C++, Qt, QML, Matlab, and Unity on various platforms for clinical computer-aided systems, robots, and headsets. - Developing algorithms in the fields of image processing, camera calibration, video processing, photogrammetry and statistical modeling. - Developing an internal tool to efficiently convert and verify implant CAD data into a database that is used in robotic and image guidance applications - Collaboration with UX designers to apply human centered design principles to medical device solutions. - Applying and maintaining deep clinical knowledge in orthopedic joint replacement, spine surgery, neurosurgery, medical imaging (DICOM, CT/MRI, ultrasound), robotics and navigation systems. - Proving viability of concepts in clinical and cadaveric lab settings using dedicated evidence engineering strategies in close collaboration with clinical partners. - Applying statistical methods to evaluate clinical studies - Onboarding and mentorship of engineers in software engineering and technical project management

    • Senior Software Engineer, R&D
      Oct 2005 - Jan 2013 · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Software development, technical consultancy for clinical studies,, image processing, photogrammetry, camera calibration, human joint kinematics.

    • Software Engineer
      Aug 2002 - Sep 2005 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Software development for medical products in the fields of ear-nose-throat and orthopedic surgery,

  • Project engineer for software and system development at Dr. Baldeweg AG
    Apr 2000 - Jul 2002 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Software and system development in the fields of eye diagnostic

  • Software Engineer at Advanced InformationProcessing Lab. Hypermedia Research Center, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd
    Nov 1998 - Oct 1999 · 1 yr

    Implementation of a high quality 3D data viewing module including a novel texture-mapping method for photo-realistic visualization of complex 3D-objects.

  • Assistant Researcher at Telecommunications Institute 1 of the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
    Apr 1998 - Aug 1998 · 5 mos

    Development of algorithms for processing 3D data sets.