Electrical Engineer, Robotics

Company Description: We are paving the way for the future of brain-computer interfaces: creating devices that can potentially assist people with paralysis in regaining mobility and independence, while inventing new technologies that could widen our capabilities, our community, and our world. Team Description: The robotics and surgical engineering team is seeking electrical engineers who are passionate about transforming the future of operating rooms. Our team is accountable for all electrical-engineering-related tasks of a Neuralink surgery, which includes handling our surgical robots, supporting operating room equipment, and custom consumable production. You will primarily work on the robot system that administers the implantation of the Neuralink implant. This includes major subsystems like a 9-DOF robot for micron-precise electrode implantation, embedded cameras, optical coherence tomography surface estimation, fail-safe power distribution, 10G copper and optical networking, and safety systems like estops, interlocks, and collision avoidance hardware. We also design the hardware to produce consumables such as our electropolished needles and laser machined needle cartridges. As a large portion of our hardware is made in-house, bring up testing, hardware acceptance tester designs, and manufacturing are also integral activities of our team. Job Responsibilities and Description: As an electrical engineer in the surgery and robotics team, your goal is to aid in the design of a robot that can safely, effectively, and economically implant tens of thousands of patients per year. This involves designing, qualifying, and transitioning to production a variety of custom printed circuit board electronics and integrated compute systems. You have the opportunity to take on major projects such as rejigging the motion axes and drives in our current robot or suggesting entirely new architectures like image capture pipelines, telemetry systems, networking architectures, and new patient sensors/tools. Key Qualifications: - A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent related degrees that are ABET accredited, or have equivalent experience. - 1+ years of industry experience in designing and building printed circuit boards including initial trade studies, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, and transitioning a product to production. - Advanced circuit board design experience with either microcontrollers or FPGAs. - Experience in electronics design with UART, I2C, SPI peripherals. - PCBA bring up, test plan creation, execution, and test equipment automation. Preferred Qualifications: - Practical electronics design knowledge about controlling radiated emissions and ESD robustness. - Familiarity with real-time industrial Ethernet systems (e.g. EtherCat). - Experience designing electronics for critical systems in fields like aerospace, automotive, military, or medical devices. - Skills in one of the following software languages: C++, JavaScript, Python, or C. - Experience with manufacturing acceptance test systems for circuit boards and circuit board assemblies. Pay Transparency: For Californian individuals, based on local law: California base salary range is between $105,000 and $112,000 USD. For full-time employees, your compensation package will comprise mainly of salary and equity. The salary for this role will be decided according to the level at which you join the organization (with the option to earn more over time based on your contributions). What we offer: - The chance to revolutionize the world and collaborate with some of the smartest and most talented experts across various fields. - Substantial growth potential. We rapidly promote team members who make a significant impact. - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan; parental leave. - Flexible time off in addition to paid holidays. - Equity and 401(k) plan. - Commuter benefits. - Provided meals. Despite overwhelming evidence that women and BIPOC candidates are less likely to apply if they don't meet every listed qualification, Neuralink values candidates from all backgrounds. Even if you don't tick every box but are excited by our mission, we urge you to apply! Neuralink offers equal opportunities in all our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other protected category in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. This policy includes all facets of the employment relationship such as recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training, and social and recreational programs. We make all these decisions without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited grounds.