Software Engineer - Simulation

RiseMe; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 151,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Meals provided

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking engineers to own end-to-end surgical robot simulation, performing surgeries and tests on simulated hardware. You will reproduce faults, automate verification, and ensure CI-ready simulations to validate every commit.

The team hires at all levels; exceptional ability and drive matter most. The role requires strong Rust skills, Python tooling, and real robotics simulation experience using MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, or Gazebo, with expertise in async systems, RPC, and telemetry.

Qualifications

• Strong Rust skills; Python for test tooling and analysis. Bazel experience is a plus.
• Real robotics / physics sim experience (MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or equivalent).
• Experience with async and concurrent systems, hardware interfaces, RPC, and telemetry.
• Experience building automated integration tests and debugging failures across software and firmware.
• Effective at using AI agents to accelerate work while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities

• Build the full robot sim: dynamics, sensors, actuators, and product-stack interfaces.
• Test the real robot software and firmware against simulated hardware.
• Write automated sim tests: scenarios, regressions, fault injection, and coverage.
• Make runs deterministic, measurable, and cheap enough to run in CI.
• Reproduce hardware failures in sim to accelerate our test timelines.
• Talk to users, get feedback, and iterate fast.

Skills

Rust

Python

Async systems

RPC

Telemetry

Tools

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

Gazebo

Bazel

Job description

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.

The Role

Neuralink's next generation surgical robot will perform brain surgery at scale, installing hundreds of tiny threads into the brain to enable brain computer communication.

You will own the end to end surgical robot simulation. Perform surgery and run tests on the simulated robot. Reproduce faults, and automate verification. Your simulation will enable test & verification to run on every commit.

What you’ll do

• Build the full robot sim: dynamics, sensors, actuators, and product-stack interfaces.
• Test the real robot software and firmware against simulated hardware.
• Write automated sim tests: scenarios, regressions, fault injection, and coverage.
• Make runs deterministic, measurable, and cheap enough to run in CI.
• Reproduce hardware failures in sim to accelerate our test timelines.
• The success of the project is on you. You talk to users, get feedback, and iterate fast.

Note: The team is hiring engineers at all levels, both junior and senior. What matters most is evidence of exceptional abilities and a drive to succeed.

What we’re looking for

• Strong Rust skills; Python for test tooling and analysis. Bazel experience is a plus.
• Real robotics / physics sim experience (MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or equivalent).
• Experience with async and concurrent systems, hardware interfaces, RPC, and telemetry.
• Experience building automated integration tests and debugging failures across software and firmware.
• Effective at using AI agents to accelerate work while maintaining quality.

Expected Compensation:

The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also believe in aligning our employees’ success with the company's long-term growth. As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees.

Base Salary Range: $151,000 - $281,000 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 (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