Neuroprosthetics Designer Job at Neuralink, Austin, TX

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  • Neuralink
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

Company Description:

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.

Team Description:

Join the implant team 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.

Job Responsibilities:

Shepherd neural interface implant from design through to manufacturing on to production. Implant design to minimize tissue reaction. Electrode design to increase SNR in in-vivo (in-animal) recordings. Setting limits and evaluating leakage current and potentials to avoid in-vivo tissue damage. Setting limits and evaluating the effects of stimulation currents to avoid in-vivo tissue damage. Work on all phases of board design (part selection, schematic design, layout, and bring-up) as well as work closely with chip designers, robotics, mechanical engineers, and microfabrication experts for system integration. Serve as cross-disciplinary team member to work with and learn from biological engineers and neuroscientists; discover, define, and solve technical problems; and deliver engineering manufacturable design solutions that work effectively and efficiently. Design PCBs for highly power and size constrained applications.

Required Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's or foreign equivalent in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or related field
  • 2 years of progressive experience in job offered or related occupation
  • Must have at least 2 years of prior work experience in each of the following:
    • Embedded hardware design
    • Embedded firmware design
    • Bluetooth & NFC communication protocols & hardware design
    • High-reliability system design
    • Industrial systems and production line design
    • Hardware-in-the-loop test systems
    • Product verification & validation

Worksite: Austin, TX

Applicant Instructions: Email resume to: NLK-Recruiting@neuralink.com. Include job code 92439 in reply. EOE.

Pay Transparency: The following details are for Texas individuals only:

Texas Pay Transparency

$144,000—$240,000 USD

For Full-Time Employees, your compensation package will include two major components: salary and equity. Guidance on salary for this role will be determined according to the level at which you enter the organization, with the ability to gain more over time as you contribute. In addition, Full-Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

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 *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
  • Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
  • Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded


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 provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.

If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in those processes. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

  • Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
  • Having interviews in an accessible location
  • Being accompanied by a service dog
  • Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

Job Tags

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