EMC Compliance Engineer – Medical Implants & Brain Tech

Neuralink; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays

Meals provided

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink in Austin, TX seeks an EMC Compliance Engineer to own the EMC strategy across implantable electronics, surgical robotics, and related manufacturing equipment. You will drive design mitigations, perform risk assessments, and coordinate with hardware, firmware, and regulatory teams.

Responsibilities include pre-compliance and formal testing, bench debugging with scopes, LISNs, VNAs, and liaising with labs and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on EMC, EMI, ESD, RF, and electrical compliance experience on complex electronic systems.
• Strong bench-debug skills using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, near-field probes, current probes, LISNs, signal generators, RF amplifiers, VNAs, ESD simulators, power supplies, electronic loads, and data‑acquisition tools.
• Practical understanding of grounding, shielding, filtering, cable management, isolation, ESD protection, PCB layout and stackups, return‑current control, power integrity, clock harmonics, common‑mode noise, and radiated/conducted emissions.
• Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, cable drawings, mechanical assemblies, system block diagrams, and firmware state diagrams well enough to identify EMC failure modes.
• Direct experience planning, executing, debugging, and documenting EMC tests.
• Working knowledge of IEC 60601-1-2, FCC Part 18, and related IEC 61000-series immunity tests, including ESD, radiated immunity, conducted immunity, EFT, surge, voltage dips/interruptions, and emissions testing.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills and ability to drive issues to closure across engineering, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and external test labs.

Responsibilities

• Identify EMC risks early in the design cycle and drive mitigations.
• Own EMC and RF impact assessments for design changes.
• Develop and expand internal EMC test capabilities.
• Own end-to-end EMC compliance strategy and testing for devices and manufacturing.
• Debug EMC failures using lab instruments and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain EMC test protocols, reports, and traceability.
• Coordinate with external labs and regulatory bodies for testing and submissions.
• Own ESD control strategy for manufacturing lines.
• Educate teams and produce EMC guidelines and checklists.

Skills

EMC testing

RF testing

Grounding & shielding

PCB layout & stackups

Risk assessment

Schematic reading

Lab equipment (VNA, LISN, ESD)

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Near-field probes

LISNs

VNA

ESD simulators

Power supplies

Job description

Neuralink in Austin, TX seeks an EMC Compliance Engineer to own the EMC strategy across implantable electronics, surgical robotics, and related manufacturing equipment. You will drive design mitigations, perform risk assessments, and coordinate with hardware, firmware, and regulatory teams.

Responsibilities include pre-compliance and formal testing, bench debugging with scopes, LISNs, VNAs, and liaising with labs and regulatory bodies.