Electrical Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering

Neuralink; 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

Commuter Benefits

Meals Provided

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental Leave

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern in California to contribute to the design, verification, and production readiness of our custom electronics. You will engage in board design, motor driver development, high-bandwidth camera hardware, and FPGA-based OCT data acquisition as part of a fast-moving team.

Responsibilities include debugging, testing, and supporting production transitions, with exposure to diverse electrical engineering domains and close collaboration with optical,

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience building circuits or products used by real customers.
• Experience in at least one niche like HDI, high-speed digital, high power or RF.
• Experience with sensors, power management, signal integrity.
• Design experience with SPI, UART, I2C or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own board design phases from schematic to bring-up.
• Develop custom motor drivers and control loops.
• Develop high-bandwidth camera hardware and firmware.
• Work on FPGA-based data acquisition systems for imaging.
• Test hardware with HIL setups and validation rigs.
• Contribute to future system architectures and compute platforms.

Skills

Circuit design

HDI

High speed digital

Power management

Signal integrity

SPI/UART/I2C

Lab instrumentation

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Sourcing components

Job description

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:

To achieve Neuralink’s mission and provide our technology to those that need it, the surgical process that implants our cutting-edge devices must be exceptionally safe, efficient, and scalable.

The surgical robot we design is key to enabling this, and the Robot Electrical Engineering Team supports this by designing, testing, and integrating all electrical aspects of our robot, encompassing a diverse range of fundamental electrical engineering domains while also working closely with the optical, mechanical, and software engineering teams.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As an Electrical Engineering Intern you'll own meaningful projects and make substantial contributions as an integral member of our fast-moving team. You will be expected to design, verify, and oversee the transition to production of a variety of custom electronics systems while additionally supporting broader team efforts through debugging, manufacturing, testing, and more. Specific responsibilities and projects may include:

• All phases of board design (part selection, schematic design, layout, and bring-up)
• Custom motor drivers, from transistor selection to control loop design
• Custom high-bandwidth, low-latency, camera hardware and firmware
• Custom FPGA based Optical Coherence Tomography data acquisition systems
• Testing hardware such as Hardware-In-The-Loop systems, validation boards, and life-cycle testing rigs
• Case studies on future system architectures including new compute platforms, redesigned actuator layouts, and deep-brain imaging systems

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience developing circuits or products that have been used by real customers. Student design team work and personal projects may apply
• Circuit board design experience demonstrating advanced knowledge in at least one niche, for example high density (HDI), high speed digital, high power, radio frequency, atypical materials or constructions, etc.
• Experience with sensors, power management, and signal/power integrity
• Design experience with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.)
• Competent with common lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• A portfolio showing examples of projects you’ve completed.
• Demonstrable experience in developing electronics for critical systems in fields such as medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or military.
• Experience with firmware development for embedded systems (C/C++, Rust)
• Experience with software development for Linux systems (Python, C++, Rust)

Pay Transparency:

Based on California law, the following details are for California individuals only:

California Hourly Rate:$35/hr 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 (RSUs) *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• 401(k) plan *Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours
• Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded