Creating the future of brain-computer interfaces to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence through innovative technology development.

Neuralink is at the forefront of brain-computer interface technology, dedicated to developing innovative solutions that could revolutionize how we help people with paralysis regain their independence. As part of the Brain Interfaces Embedded Systems Team, you'll be working on cutting-edge embedded systems that are crucial for the next generation of brain-computer interfaces.

The role offers a unique opportunity to work on advanced projects that go beyond incremental changes, making you an integral part of a fast-moving, small team. You'll be involved in all aspects of board design, from initial concept to final implementation, working closely with chip designers, firmware engineers, mechanical engineers, and microfabrication experts.

Your responsibilities will span across the entire development lifecycle of high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems. This includes everything from part selection and schematic design to layout and system bring-up. You'll also contribute to R&D investigations and experiments to push the boundaries of implant and charger technology.

The ideal candidate will have strong electrical engineering fundamentals and experience with PCB design for low-power, size-constrained applications. You should be comfortable with various PCB CAD tools and have experience with sensors, power management, and signal/power integrity. Knowledge of common communication protocols and proficiency with lab equipment is essential.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation with equity, excellent healthcare coverage, 401(k) plan, parental leave, and flexible time off. You'll be working with some of the smartest minds in the industry, with ample opportunities for growth and advancement based on your impact.

Join us in our mission to create groundbreaking technology that could fundamentally change how we interact with computers and help those with neurological conditions. We value diversity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification.

Electrical Engineer position focusing on implant electronics board design and embedded systems for brain-computer interfaces at Neuralink.

Electrical Engineer - Implant Electronics

Creating the future of brain-computer interfaces to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence through innovative technologies.

Neuralink is at the forefront of brain-computer interface technology, developing revolutionary devices to help people with paralysis regain their independence. As part of the Brain Interfaces Embedded Systems Team, you'll work on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for next-generation brain-computer interfaces. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while making a meaningful impact on people's lives.

The position requires a skilled embedded systems engineer with 2+ years of experience to work on firmware development that forms the kernel of operation for the implant. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of chip designers, electrical engineers, and software engineers in an agile environment. Your work will directly influence product capabilities through feature implementation and optimization.

Key responsibilities include developing bare-metal firmware in C, working on safety-critical systems, and improving system performance in terms of latency, battery life, and reliability. The role requires strong technical skills in embedded systems, C/C++, Python, and hardware debugging.

The company offers competitive compensation including both salary and equity components, comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), parental leave, and flexible time off. You'll be joining a mission-driven team working to expand human capabilities through revolutionary brain-computer interface technology.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about embedded systems and interested in working at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and robotics. The role offers significant growth potential and the chance to work with some of the brightest minds in the field while contributing to potentially life-changing technology.

Mid-level embedded systems engineer position at Neuralink, developing firmware for brain-computer interfaces with focus on safety-critical systems and performance optimization.

Embedded Systems Engineer

We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces, building devices to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.

Neuralink is at the forefront of brain-computer interface technology, developing devices to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence. As a Software Engineer in the BCI team, you'll work directly with clinical trial participants to create innovative applications and enhance software functionality. You'll develop, test, and validate software systems, design new BCI functionalities, and write algorithms to decode brain activity. This role requires exceptional software engineering skills in Python, C++, and C, along with a strong understanding of engineering principles. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor others, and contribute to a mission-driven environment. Neuralink offers competitive compensation, including salary and equity, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work with top experts in various fields. The company values diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, even if they don't meet every listed qualification.

Join Neuralink as a Software Engineer to develop brain-computer interfaces, working with clinical trial participants to create innovative applications and enhance software functionality.

Software Engineer, Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Applications

We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces: building devices now that have the potential to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.

Neuralink is at the forefront of brain-computer interface technology, aiming to help people with paralysis and expand human capabilities. As an IT Systems Engineer, you'll be part of the Information Technology team, where the corporate environment is production. You'll set the bar for technical leadership and customer service, identifying impactful projects and prioritizing the team's roadmap. The role spans the entire work environment stack, from physical hardware to custom tooling for neural recordings and cloud services.

Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying, building, and deploying systems and policies
- Monitoring and optimizing IT systems performance and security
- Providing expert technical support and mentorship
- Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation

You'll work with a diverse user base, from highly technical engineers to non-technical scientists and doctors, providing solid systems, rugged networking, and bullet-proof software. This role offers an opportunity to change the world, working with top experts from various fields. Neuralink offers excellent benefits, growth potential, and values candidates from all backgrounds.

Required qualifications include systems administration expertise, networking knowledge, and experience with physical computer infrastructure. Preferred skills include expertise in large-scale data storage solutions, security policy design, and experience with modern cloud-native tooling.

Join Neuralink to be part of a team creating groundbreaking technology that could revolutionize human-computer interaction and improve lives.

Join Neuralink as an IT Systems Engineer to build the future of brain-computer interfaces, providing critical support for groundbreaking research and development.

IT Systems Engineer

As an Electrical Engineering Intern at Neuralink, you will be part of the Robot Electrical Engineering Team, responsible for all electrical engineering aspects of Neuralink surgery. This includes designing surgical robotics, supporting operating room equipment, and manufacturing custom consumables. The role offers substantial autonomy and the opportunity to work on impactful projects such as actuator/robotics stage designs, end effectors for robots, image-capture pipelines, telemetry systems, networking architectures, and patient sensors/tools.

**Required Qualifications:**
- Pursuing a degree or early career in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Demonstrated circuit board design experience
- Ability to explain how your designs have performed in the real world
- Design experience integrating microcontrollers, FPGAs, or SoMs into PCBAs
- Comfortable navigating and writing basic scripts on Linux machines

**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Portfolio showcasing projects or designs
- Capable of bringing up microcontrollers/embedded linux machines by writing basic test firmware
- Competency in C, C++, Python, or Rust

**What We Offer:**
- Opportunity to change the world and work with top experts from various fields
- Growth potential with rapid advancement for high performers
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
- Paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Meals provided
- Equity + 401(k) plan (for full-time employees)
- Parental leave (for full-time employees)
- Flexible time off (for full-time employees)

Neuralink values diversity and provides equal opportunity in all employment practices. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification.

**California Hourly Rate:** $35/hr USD

Join us in shaping the future of neurosurgery and neurosurgical implants!

Electrical Engineer Intern at Neuralink: Design and develop cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces and surgical robotics.

Electrical Engineer Intern

Our robotics integrate actuated devices with microelectromechanical systems as well as novel surgical procedures. These applications place strong emphasis on high-precision, high-repeatability mechanical motion, as well as high reliability and fail-safe design. You will be responsible for writing software and making sure your code works on an actual surgical robot, not just simulation.

Neuralink strives to be a meritocratic environment: we require honest and transparent communication to ensure the best ideas win out, and we believe the best solutions emerge and the best teams are created when you assemble high-performing individuals and allow them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We want to work with exceptional people, and, to the extent that you excel, we want you to take on more responsibility and help all of us succeed. If this speaks to you, come join us.

Required Qualifications:
• Evidence of exceptional ability in engineering or computer science.
• Hands-on experience with robotics or high reliability systems.
• Experience coding in Linux and a system language like C/C++/Rust.
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles.
• Proven history of shipping products.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in computer vision.
• Experience working on medical robots.
• Experience working with high precision systems.

What We Offer:
• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
• Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity + 401(k) plan
• Parental leave
• Flexible time off

Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won't apply if they don't meet every listed qualification. Neuralink values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Neuralink is seeking a Software Engineer, Robotics to develop cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces and surgical robots in Fremont, California.

Software Engineer, Robotics

Join the implant team at Neuralink and be part of an elite team of engineers working on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for the next-generation brain-computer interfaces. We are looking for experienced, hands-on engineers who are interested in exploring what's possible in highly powered and latency-constrained environments. Firmware is the kernel of operation for the implant and you have the chance to determine and implement features that have a massive impact on the product's capabilities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with chip designers, EEs, algorithms, and software engineers on a small team that moves quickly.

As an Embedded Software Engineer at Neuralink, you will:
- Find enormous challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them.
- Deliver reliable manufacturable solutions.
- Be a cross-disciplinary team member, excited to work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists.

Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience with embedded systems.
- Proficient in C/C++, and Python.
- Knowledge of MCU architectures, peripherals, and development environments.
- Comfortable reading electrical schematics and datasheets.
- Deep knowledge of the embedded toolchains and workflow.
- Strong EE & DSP fundamentals
- HW/SW debugging skills with lab equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores.
- Experience with safety-critical systems.
- Experience with FPGA development and testing.
- Experience with RF, BLE, TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective.
- Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security.

Neuralink offers a competitive compensation package including salary and equity, as well as excellent benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid holidays, commuter benefits, meals provided, equity + 401(k) plan, parental leave, and flexible time off.

Neuralink values diversity and provides equal opportunity in all employment practices. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification.

Join Neuralink as an Embedded Software Engineer to work on cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces, developing firmware for high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems.

Embedded Software Engineer

Join the implant team at Neuralink and be part of an elite team of engineers working on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for the next-generation brain-computer interfaces. We are looking for experienced, hands-on engineers who are interested in exploring what's possible in highly powered and latency-constrained environments. Firmware is the kernel of operation for the implant and you have the chance to determine and implement features that have a massive impact on the product's capabilities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with chip designers, EEs, algorithms, and software engineers on a small team that moves quickly.

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Neuralink, you will:
- Find enormous challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them.
- Deliver reliable manufacturable solutions.
- Be a cross-disciplinary team member, excited to work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists.

Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience with embedded systems.
- Proficient in C/C++, and Python.
- Knowledge of MCU architectures, peripherals, and development environments.
- Comfortable reading electrical schematics and datasheets.
- Deep knowledge of the embedded toolchains and workflow.
- Strong EE & DSP fundamentals
- HW/SW debugging skills with lab equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores.
- Experience with safety-critical systems.
- Experience with FPGA development and testing.
- Experience with RF, BLE, TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective.
- Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security.

Neuralink offers a competitive compensation package including salary and equity, as well as excellent benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid holidays, commuter benefits, meals provided, 401(k) plan, parental leave, and flexible time off.

Neuralink values diversity and provides equal opportunity in all employment practices. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification.

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Creating the future of brain-computer interfaces to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence through innovative technology development.