Electrical Engineer Intern — Brain‑Computer Interface Systems

Neuralink; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid holidays

Meals provided

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink seeks an experienced electrical engineer to design implant electronics boards, integrate with custom chips, test, and ensure quality control. You will cover part selection, schematic design, layout, and bring‑up, collaborating with chip designers, firmware, mechanical, and microfabrication experts.

You will work across all design phases to deliver high‑performant, reliable, and manufacturable systems suitable for implant applications, with a strong focus on power efficiency and latency

Qualifications

• Experience designing PCBs for low power and size constrained applications.
• Experience with PCB CAD tools (Altium, Eagle, KiCad, Allegro).
• Experience with sensors, power management, and signal/power integrity.
• Comfortable with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.).
• Comfortable with lab equipment (oscilloscope, VNA, etc.).
• Basic C and Python programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and bring‑up of implant electronics boards, partnering with chip designers and firmware engineers.
• Implement high‑quality, manufacturable, size‑constrained boards through all design stages.
• Collaborate across engineering teams for system integration and testing.
• Develop and verify system and board design to reduce latency and improve battery life and reliability.

Skills

PCB design

PCB CAD tools

Sensors

Power management

Signal integrity

Communication protocols

Lab equipment

C programming

Python programming

Tools

Altium

Eagle

KiCad

Allegro

Solidworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Neuralink seeks an experienced electrical engineer to design implant electronics boards, integrate with custom chips, test, and ensure quality control. You will cover part selection, schematic design, layout, and bring‑up, collaborating with chip designers, firmware, mechanical, and microfabrication experts.

You will work across all design phases to deliver high‑performant, reliable, and manufacturable systems suitable for implant applications, with a strong focus on power efficiency and latency