About Neuralink:
We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world.
Team Description:
The Brain Interfaces Mechanical Engineering Team is responsible for the design, build, and testing of all mechanical systems in our implant and charger. Our projects involve the design of test infrastructure to reduce hardware development and manufacturing time, electronics packaging for our charger and implant electronics, and tooling to help interface the implant with the surgical robot.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Neuralink, you will design, produce, and test hardware solutions for our brain-computer interface devices, including surgical robotics, automation, microfabrication, and more. You will have the opportunity to own projects from concept to production, utilizing your mechanical engineering background in the challenging field of brain-computer interfaces. This role involves collaboration with neuroscientists, biologists, and engineers to determine design criteria and build systems quickly and effectively. The responsibilities will include:
- Designing, building, testing, and validating various systems and sub-systems for the implant and related hardware components
- Developing innovative manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment to support in-house production
- Working with cross-functional teams such as Quality, Electrical Engineering, BCI Software, Microfabrication, and Surgery Engineering to define system requirements, verification and validation tests, and more
- Adhering to aggressive project schedules and ensuring timely completion from inception to implementation
- Providing mentorship and support to junior engineers
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a science or engineering field, or equivalent in experience and ability
- 5+ years of mechanical engineering industry experience, including owning products from concept to production
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with conventional machining and rapid prototyping technologies
- Experience with precision design and manufacturing
- Experience with advanced imaging techniques
Expected Compensation:
At Neuralink, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Texas Base Salary Range
$95,000—$156,000 USD
What We Offer:
Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.
- 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
Top Skills
What We Do
Neuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain-machine interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Our goal is to build a system with at least two orders of magnitude more communication channels (electrodes) than current clinically-approved devices. This system needs to be safe, it must have fully wireless communication through the skin, and it has to be ready for patients to take home and use on their own. Our device, called the Link, will be able to record from 1024 electrodes and is designed to meet these criteria.
