Team Description:

The Pathology and Digital Imaging team enables the rigorous preclinical studies our devices go through before reaching a user. Testing is precise; analyzing tissue to understand exactly what happened at the cellular level. This team is crucial for proving  safety, improving our  device, and pushing  science forward.

Histological analysis has shown that Neuralink's threads preserve 98% of neurons at the implant interface. The Pathology and Digital Imaging Team makes these kinds of analyses possible.

This is a small, tightly knit team, and you'll work directly with pathologists, technicians, and neuroscientists. You'll watch them use your software, hear what's slow, see what's confusing, and ship fixes and features fast. The feedback loop is measured in hours, not sprints.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer on the Pathology and Digital Imaging Team,  you'll own the software stack that powers Neuralink's pathology and histology operations. This spans the full lifecycle - from the moment tissue is collected at necropsy, through processing, staining, and imaging.

You’ll build the software that makes this analysis scalable: tracking thousands of tissue specimens from collection through microscopic analysis, giving scientists the tools to analyze billion-pixel images, and building AI tools to auto-analyze tissue response. Projects you will work on: 

• Tissue specimen tracking systems that follow samples, organ blocks, and slides through every step of the histology workflow
• A high-performance whole-slide image viewer that renders billion-pixel microscopy images in the browser
• Annotation and analysis tools that let scientists draw regions of interest, score pathology findings, and compare serial sections with image alignment and overlay
• ML annotation pipelines where model predictions are surfaced to scientists for validation, accelerating the analysis of large tissue datasets

Required Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated work experience
• Strong full-stack engineering skills. Our stack is Ruby on Rails and React/TypeScript, but we care more about your ability to learn and ship than your resume matching our package.json
• You've built software that real people use
• You can talk to users, understand their problems, and translate that into well-built software. This role is deeply collaborative
• You take ownership. When your software breaks on the floor, you fix it
• You're comfortable with ambiguity. Manufacturing at this scale hasn't been done before for this kind of device

Team Description:

The Facilities team is the operational backbone that ensures our buildings and infrastructure run safely, efficiently, and reliably—so our innovators can stay focused on creating the future. This role offers a dynamic playground for those passionate about mechanical and electrical systems and are eager to expand their hands-on knowledge across a wide range of building operations. From HVAC and plumbing to electrical systems and advanced BMS controls, we keep the environment optimized and responsive. Our team includes skilled technicians, electricians, plumbers, HVAC specialists, security personnel, and administrative support—each playing a critical part in maintaining seamless operations. Success in this team requires strong collaboration, the ability to prioritize effectively, and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving setting. If you’re driven to solve real-world problems and keep the systems behind the scenes running at their best, you’ll feel right at home here. 

Job Description and Responsibilities:

• Installs new electrical wiring or equipment according to current NEC codes
• Installs and troubleshoots commercial lighting, receptacles, panels, circuits, and controls
• Performs new installation of power distribution, transformers, lighting, temporary construction power, and electrical equipment up to 240VAC
• Performs installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial electrical systems, devices, equipment and components including generators, automatic transfer switches, and surge protection devices
• Maintains and assists in repairing equipment and systems
• Troubleshoots concerns or issues and performs root-cause analysis to determine cause of issues or concerns
• Interprets and understands electrical, architectural, and MEP prints and schematics 
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure an efficient and effective work environment

Required Qualifications:

• Current journeyman-level electrician experience 
• 3+ years of experience as a licensed electrician 
• Proficiency in handling low to high voltage up to 240 VAC
• Knowledge in sizing breakers, transformers, and wire
• Experience in designing and installing electrical systems
• Skill in identifying and correcting electrical hazards
• Ability to interpret electrical prints and schematics
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical and facility safety (OSHA)
• Experience testing equipment and circuit wiring with multimeters and/or oscilloscopes
• Flexibility to undertake tasks outside core competencies as required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in handling low to high voltage up to 480 VAC
• Capability to review and redline drawings for work performed
• Possession of a Journeyman Electrician License
• Knowledge of workplace electrical safety standards (NFPA 70E)
• Experience with documenting maintenance activities and managing service records within a CMMS platform such as Qualer, Upkeep, etc

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs

Computer Skills:  

• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail

Work Environment:  

• Laboratory, vivarium, office, cleanroom, and manufacturing space

Expected Compensation:

At Neuralink, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated hourly rate 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.

California Hourly Range:
$27 — $45/Hr USD

Team Description:

The Surgery & Robotics Hardware Team is looking for Electrical Engineers who want to advance the future of healthcare solutions with technology. At Neuralink we recognize that increasing healthcare costs, lack of access, and insufficient numbers of neurosurgeons globally require new approaches to enable greater access to our devices. To address these challenges we design fully autonomous robotics systems, human assistive surgical tools, and design entire surgical suites in order to provide better experiences for our customers.

Our team works on our surgical robot system which aims to fully automate the implantation of the Neuralink implant. We design and integrate multi-axis robotic arms, perception systems including custom imaging hardware, optical coherence tomography tissue imaging, power electronics, and safety systems such as 3D spatial mapping/object avoidance sensors. Robotics is part of a larger system of tools we work on. For example, using pre-op MRI scans we generate patient anatomy data that we later use in surgery to register precise surgery site locations. 

In addition to research and development of modern surgical technology, we also are responsible for bringing these technologies to market. We perform full lifecycle testing for all devices we design and ultimately manufacture them for use in human surgeries. To date, our designs have served over 20 individuals, and in the coming years our designs will serve thousands of individuals who wish to use our implant technology.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As an Electrical Engineer on the Surgery & Robot Hardware Team, you will be expected to design, verify, and oversee the transition to production of a variety of custom electronics systems.  This role offers substantial autonomy and the exciting opportunity to own creative decisions and execute on new, impactful projects such as robotics stage designs, motor drives and controls, custom camera designs, manufacturing automation, and the firmware that enables all of these devices.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• Professional experience delivering on all phases of electronics design (requirements, part selection, schematic, layout, manufacturing, test)
• Demonstrated depth in at least one of the following:
  • Power electronics: experience designing custom power conversion, distribution, eFusing, and battery management systems in the low-to-medium (1W-2kW) range
  • FPGA hardware design for time sensitive systems such as image processing, high-speed data acquisition, or real time networking. Professional experience in FPGA selection, RTL development, digital signal processing theory and techniques, and hardware design to interface high speed physical layer devices via PCIe, MIPI, SLVS-ec, LVDS, etc
  • Manufacturing automation design: professional experience architecting and implementing manufacturing automation solutions for products that currently ship at the scale of 1000’s+
• Practical electronics design knowledge including designing for EMC, ESD, thermals and packaging

Preferred Qualifications: 

• A portfolio showcasing your hardware designs 
• Demonstrable experience developing electronics for safety critical systems such as medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or military
• Demonstrable experience shipping code in one of the following languages: C, C++, Python, or Rust
• Altium experience

Team Description:

At Neuralink, we're engineering the future of automated surgeries, focusing on the safe and effective implantation of our groundbreaking Neuralink implant. Our team — a cross-functional mix of roboticists, engineers from various disciplines, and medical professionals — collaborates on developing a surgical flow from first principles. In this critical role, you'll straddle the cutting-edge worlds of robotics, software, and neuroscience.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

This is a new role for our team that will allow you to create new embedded systems from scratch while challenging and refining the old. As a Firmware Engineer Intern, your responsibilities will encompass:

• Developing and optimizing embedded software for robotic surgery applications
• Streamlining our codebase by refining and, when necessary, retiring legacy embedded software
• Rigorous testing and validation of software systems to meet the highest safety and reliability standards
• Participating in peer code reviews
• Writing drivers and applications to extend the functionality of our robotics
• Specifying hardware and software choices as we develop future hardware platforms
• Sharing your findings and progress with the team in a collaborative environment

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated track record of success in a science or engineering field, evidenced by outstanding projects, innovations, or advanced problem-solving
• Proven experience in software development, preferably with exposure to embedded systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Embedded Software Development:

• 2+ years of experience with embedded systems
• Proficient with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.)
• Comfortable/working knowledge of more advanced protocols such as PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, USB, and 802.3
• Proficient in at least one embedded language such as C, C++, or Rust
• Proficient with embedded toolchains and workflow

Experience building and bringing-up MCUs or FPGAs

• Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores
• Experience developing on embedded Linux platforms
• Experience with embedded Linux kernel configuration and device tree setup
• Experience with kernel driver development
• Experience with ARM bootloaders
• Experience coding drivers for actuators and sensors
• Experience with high-speed data acquisition and processing

Electrical Engineering:

• Foundational understanding of MCU architectures and peripheral integration
• Solid knowledge in electrical engineering and DSP
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and datasheets, along with proficiency in using lab equipment

Team Description:

The Robot Optics Team is passionate about shaping the future of operating rooms. We are responsible for all optical engineering aspects of Neuralink surgeries, including working on our surgical robotics, supporting operating room equipment, and manufacturing custom consumables. The core device we work on is the robotic system that performs implant insertions. Key subsystems include 2D and 3D machine vision cameras, optical coherence tomography, and surgical site illuminators.

Our team oversees the entire product lifecycle of all optical subsystems across multiple robot versions, from ideation and design through production, testing, and maintenance. We also design hardware for producing and inspecting consumables, such as laser-machined needle cartridges. As we manufacture a significant portion of our hardware in-house, our core activities include bring-up testing, designing hardware acceptance testers, and overseeing manufacturing processes. 

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Robot Optics Intern at Neuralink, you will build, characterize, and calibrate optical and optomechanical systems used directly in our surgical robots and associated consumables manufacturing systems. These systems are responsible for everything from sub-micron conventional imaging to laser scanning imaging to non-imaging optical power delivery. In this role, you will be expected to:

• Design and simulate optical imaging systems
• Test, verify, and maintain vision systems in robots
• Repair and troubleshoot existing optical subassemblies
• Test and verify optics consumables
• Develop image acquisition and processing software
• Conduct preliminary tests of new imaging technologies for robotic surgeries
• Collaborate with engineering teams to evaluate and implement process improvements
• Prepare relevant documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for robot optics

Required Qualifications:

• Familiarity with basic optics fundamentals such as aberrations, transmission/reflection, light polarization, Gaussian beams, etc.
• Experience with visible and IR optical equipment (e.g., fiber splicers, light sources, beam profilers, power meters, resolution targets)
• 1+ years of optical engineering experience, including simulation and design of optics in Zemax or equivalent software
• 1+ years of relevant industrial experience with assembly, precision alignment, and integration of complex optomechanical systems
• 1+ years of experience with benchtop testing, performance characterization, and metrology benchmarking of optical systems
• Experience documenting and following procedures in the optical design pipeline (e.g., assembly, characterization, verification) with a high level of detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of engineering first principles
• Education in an engineering-related field
• Experience with data analysis and image processing
• Experience with optics alignment and optics bench testing
• Experience with fiber optics fabrication
• Mechanical engineering and CAD skills
• Experience with optical simulation and design software (e.g., Zemax, CodeV, OSLO, LightTools)
  

Additional Requirements and Competencies:

• Ability to travel to and work in Fremont, CA
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail
• Software engineering experience in developing scripts for instrument testing
• Comfortable working in laboratory and vivarium environments as needed

Team Description:

The Machine Shop team within Neuralink’s hardware organization is responsible for delivering ultra-precision mechanical components that go into our implants, surgical robots, electrode arrays, wireless chargers, and associated consumables. This includes CNC machining and rapid prototyping operations in a fast-paced, low-to-mid-volume, high-mix environment where every part must meet the stringent quality, biocompatibility, and reliability standards required for life-changing medical devices. Our team combines manufacturing expertise with rapid iteration to support both R&D prototypes and scalable production.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As Machine Shop Operations Manager at Neuralink, you will lead day-to-day production operations of CNC machining and other rapid prototyping methods that support complex precision components for brain-computer interfaces, surgical tools, and implant hardware across our Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California facilities. This role blends operational oversight and execution with industrialization and manufacturing engineering to ensure that design execution, quality frameworks, and shop processes remain synchronized with the organization’s high-level objectives. This hands-on leadership role serves as the primary interface between the machine shop and cross-functional teams (Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance), driving manufacturability and production readiness across our programs.The position will require frequent travel between machine shop sites (expectation monthly).

• Leading day-to-day operations and execution in our expanding CNC machine shop across two locations, including staffing, work assignments, and production prioritization
• Supervising CNC programmers/machinists, setup technicians, and machine operators to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution
• Maintaining technical oversight of machining processes including setups, tooling strategy, and troubleshooting to ensure quality and efficiency
• Troubleshooting machining issues related to tooling, machine performance, workholding, dimensional variation, and downtime
• Ensuring all work adheres to technical drawings, controlled documentation, and medical-device traceability standards
• Driving shop performance through metrics-based monitoring of safety, quality, yield, and operational efficiency
• Maintaining readiness of machines, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and materials needed to support production
• Supporting hiring, onboarding, and skills development for machine shop personnel
• Partnering with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Production Leadership to drive end-to-end production readiness, ensuring processes, schedules, and resources meet business goals
• Supporting rapid prototyping and quick-turn machining operations to enable fast design iteration and aggressive development timelines
• Supporting early design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives to allow designs to best be built for cost, quality, and scalability
• Driving process development and industrialization from prototype through production, including routing, cycle time, and process capability improvements
• Developing and managing capacity planning and capital equipment strategy aligned with product roadmap, executing against planned timelines and budgets
• Establishing and monitoring process capability (Cp/Cpk), yield, and first-pass quality metrics
• Implementing structured manufacturing practices such as PFMEA, control plans, and work instructions where appropriate
• Driving continuous improvement using Lean, root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why), and data-driven problem solving

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years in a management or senior supervisory role overseeing production operations.
• Proven experience in manufacturing, industrialization, or operations engineering within a fast-paced production environment
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, GD&T, and process documentation
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced production environment with shifting priorities
• Ability to triage and prioritize shop issues and workloads, track key performance metrics, and develop and manage budgets
• Knowledge of precision manufacturing processes (e.g., CNC machining, EDM, or similar), with ability to engage technically without requiring deep hands-on machining expertise
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally between the two locations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of CNC machining and other rapid prototyping methodology experience in a production environment
• Experience in medical-device, aerospace, defense, or high-precision electromechanical manufacturing
• Familiarity with ISO 13485, ISO 10993, 21 CFR, traceability, and configuration control requirements
• Experience with multi-axis CNC mills, lathes, and secondary machining operations
• Experience with CAM programming and manufacturing software (Mastercam, ESPRIT, or equivalent)
• Experience with Siemens and FANUC controls
• Experience collaborating with CNC programmers and manufacturing engineers to optimize machining strategy, tooling, and process flow
• Experience machining medical/aerospace-grade materials such as titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, PEEK, and other biocompatible polymers
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methods
• Experience in low-volume, high-mix or prototype-to-production manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of rapid prototype methodologies and experience balancing high-velocity R&D prototyping with production requirements

Team Description:

The Convoy team, a specialized group within the Robot Mechanical Engineering team, is working on developing a first-of-its-kind brain-controlled assistive robotic arm (ARA). Our focus is on developing high-dimensional neural control of hardware, specifically robotic arms and hands. We design and integrate robotics systems, work directly with our clinical trial participants, and collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, electrical, and BCI engineers. We believe this work may be one of the best and most advanced paths to giving physical independence back to users with unmet medical needs.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Mechanical & Robotics Engineer at Neuralink, you will design and produce hardware solutions for our assistive robotic arm. Your responsibilities may also include working on our brain-computer interface devices, surgical robotics, automation, microfabrication, and more. You will have the opportunity to own projects from concept to production, leveraging your mechanical engineering background in the challenging field of brain interfaces and human-robot interaction. Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and integrating robot mechanical and electrical components and assemblies with a heavy emphasis on usability and safety
• Collaborating with clinical trial participants, neuroscientists, biologists, and engineers to establish design criteria
• Rapidly and effectively building systems to meet project goals
• Applying analytical methods, including calculations and simulations, for the design and optimization of structures and mechanical components
• Actively driving every phase of device launch, from hands-on early feasibility prototyping through manufacturing release

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines or equivalent experience: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles
• Minimum of 3 years of mechanical engineering industry experience, including internships and project teams where you owned products from concept to production
• Proficient in 3D CAD

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with robotic systems such as robot arms, grippers, actuators, human-robot interaction
• Multidisciplinary experience in robotics software and control (e.g., Python, ROS, MATLAB, control theory)
• Electrical engineering proficiency (e.g., PCB design, wire harnessing, circuit design)
• Proficiency with conventional machining and rapid prototyping technologies

Team Description:

As part of the Surgery & Robot Hardware, the Robot Manufacturing Team is responsible for producing and scaling the precisely engineered robotic systems and custom hardware that enable our life-changing surgical procedures. Balancing immediate production needs with long-term scalability, we drive manufacturing innovation to ensure the safety, reliability, and high-quality execution of every surgical implant.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The Robot Manufacturing Intern will contribute directly to the production and scaling of Neuralink's advanced surgical robotic systems. This role provides hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-precision manufacturing environment, focusing on developing processes, improving efficiency, and ensuring the quality and reliability of critical hardware used in our surgical procedures

• Manufacturing Process Support: Assist the team in the assembly, testing, and documentation of robotic components and systems.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to existing manufacturing workflows to increase throughput, reduce errors, and enhance product quality.
• Documentation and Control: Help create and maintain detailed manufacturing work instructions, process flow diagrams, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliance with quality systems.
• Tooling and Fixture Design: Work on the design and fabrication of jigs, fixtures, and production aids to streamline assembly and inspection tasks.
• Quality Assurance: Perform in-process quality checks and contribute to failure analysis and root cause investigations for non-conforming materials or devices.
• Data Analysis: Collect, analyze, and report on manufacturing data to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and support data-driven decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely-related engineering field.
• Demonstrated passion and aptitude for hands-on technical work, manufacturing, or robotics, evidenced by relevant coursework, technical clubs, or personal projects.
• Strong foundational understanding of physics and mathematics relevant to engineering principles.
• Proven ability to be highly detail-oriented and organized in a high-precision environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating clear documentation and collaborating with a technical team.
• Must be able to commit to a full-time intern schedule.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior hands-on experience in a manufacturing or lab environment related to robotics or high-precision assembly
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar CAD software for designing production aids and tooling
• Familiarity with regulated environments (e.g., medical device, ISO 13485) and Quality Management Systems (QMS) documentation

Pay Transparency:

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

California Hourly Range: 

$25.00/hr USD

Team Description:

The Robotics & Surgery Engineering Team is developing our next-generation surgical platform to facilitate bringing our cutting-edge brain implant to more of those in need. We’re working on driving surgery time and invasiveness down, while pushing safety and accuracy to their maximums.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Neuralink, you will have the opportunity to design and produce hardware solutions for our brain-machine interface devices, including surgical robotics, automation, microfabrication, and more. You will get to own projects from concept to production, utilizing your mechanical engineering background in the challenging field of brain-machine interfaces. The role involves collaboration with neuroscientists, biologists, and engineers to determine design criteria and build systems quickly and effectively.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months experience of in the application of technical skills outside of the classroom (examples depending on the role: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, open source contributions, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 1+ years of mechanical engineering industry experience, including owning products from concept to production
• Proficiency in Solidworks or similar CAD program
• Experience with conventional machining and rapid prototyping technologies
• Experience with precision design and manufacturing
• Experience with advanced imaging techniques

Additional Requirements and Competencies:

• Resourceful, flexible and adaptable; no task is too big or too small
• You find large challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them
• You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting designs, but in the end, you know that what matters is delivering a manufacturable solution that works every time
• You are a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from software, mechanical, electrical, materials, biological engineers, and neuroscientists. You are comfortable communicating across teams

Expected Compensation:

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is listed below.

California Hourly Flat Rate:
$35/Hr USD

Team Description:

The Robot Manufacturing Software team allows Neuralink to build neurosurgical robots at a scale that has never been done before. Every robot that ships was tracked, assembled, calibrated, and verified through the software you'll build. This is the backbone of how we scale from early production to meeting real clinical demand.

We're a small, tightly knit team - and this role is the first dedicated owner of the robot manufacturing software stack. As the company scales, so will the complexity, and you'll be the one designing and building the systems that make all of that possible.

We operate as a tight, high-trust team. You'll have direct ownership and the autonomy to solve hard problems, but also high expectations.

We're moving fast to meet clinical demand and keep up with deployments. 60-hour weeks are not uncommon, and there are stretches where the pace is high. This isn't for everyone.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer on the Robot Manufacturing Team,  you'll work directly with robot engineers and surgical engineers to understand what they need, then build it. You won't be handed a spec doc from a product manager three layers removed from the problem. 

Some days you're heads-down writing code all day. On another day, you might spend a morning pairing with a robot engineer to understand a new calibration process, then spend the afternoon building the tracking system for it. The constant is that you're close to the problem and shipping solutions quickly. Projects you will work on: 

• Inventory and warehouse management systems that track every component going into a neurosurgical robot - from raw materials through final assembly
• Lifecycle management software that engineers use to build, calibrate, verify, and maintain robots throughout their entire lifespan
• Whatever else needs building. The scope of problems here is wide and constantly evolving. You'll have real ownership over the direction this stack grows

Required Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated work experience
• Strong full-stack engineering skills. Our stack is Ruby on Rails and React/TypeScript, but we care more about your ability to learn and ship than your resume matching our package.json
• You've built software that real people use
• You can talk to users, understand their problems, and translate that into well-built software. This role is deeply collaborative
• You take ownership. When your software breaks on the floor, you fix it
• You're comfortable with ambiguity. Manufacturing at this scale hasn't been done before for this kind of device

Team Description:

The Data Engineering Team works closely with other teams—neuroscientists, physicists, roboticists, chip designers, pathologists, and mechanical engineers—to build Neuralink’s centralized data aggregation and analysis platform. This data platform collects, organizes, and visualizes a diverse set of data ranging from neural signal recordings and brain histology images to microfabrication manufacturing data. Our team owns projects that drive engineering and experimentation at Neuralink.

We operate like an internal startup – rapidly prototyping and building software that solves problems for the company. If you are obsessed with smooth user experience and love to iterate rapidly on software, you may be a good fit for this role!

 See a talk on our data platform, Neuralake, below:

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer on the Data Engineering Team, you will have the opportunity to impact engineering and experimentation at Neuralink. You will fully own and drive projects, from interfacing with stakeholders and gathering requirements, to delivering exceptional software. Our ideal candidate has accomplished a record of outstanding achievement in software engineering. Additionally, you will be expected to:

• Build end-to-end data systems to facilitate the easy querying of data
• Build and maintain low-latency pipelines and batch data processing jobs
• Create easy-to-use dashboarding platforms for internal data sharing
• Work directly and iteratively with stakeholders to grow MVPs into mature solutions
• Own the design, development, and testing of software development projects
• Deliver results. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting designs, but in the end, you know that what matters is delivering a solution that works
• Be a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from software, mechanical, electrical, materials, and biological engineers, as well as neuroscientists. You are comfortable communicating across teams.
• Be resourceful, flexible, and adaptable; no task is too big or too small

Jobs at Neuralink are highly dynamic; depending on your skills and our needs, you may work across a wide range of projects, from interpreting neural data to analyzing histology, developing surgical tools, or creating brand-new BCI approaches. Successful candidates will be highly adaptable, able to deploy core technical and creative skills to tackle a wide range of problems, and have a keen sense of urgency.

Required Qualifications: 

• Most important: Demonstrated leadership in delivering a product or feature, either as a team leader or key contributor
• Evidence of exceptional ability in software engineering
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated work experience
• 1-2 years of experience leading teams and owning the success of a product
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience understanding requirements and delivering in an interactive manner
• Experience understanding requirements and delivering iteratively

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with building data platforms
• Experience with Python and Rust
• Experience with data analytics systems such as Clickhouse, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Snowflake

Note: You do not need to have any of these preferred qualifications in order to be considered for this role! Any exceptional software engineer is encouraged to apply.

Team Description:

The Robot Optics Team is seeking Optical Engineers passionate about shaping the future of operating rooms. We are responsible for all optical engineering aspects of Neuralink surgeries, which includes working on our surgical robotics, supporting operating room equipment, and manufacturing custom consumables. The core device we work on is the robotic system that performs implant insertions. Key subsystems include 2D and 3D machine vision cameras, optical coherence tomography, and surgical site illuminators.

Our team oversees the entire product lifecycle of all optical subsystems across multiple robot versions, from ideation and design through production, testing, and maintenance. We also design hardware for producing and inspecting consumables, such as laser-machined needle cartridges. As we manufacture a significant portion of our hardware in-house, our core activities include bring-up testing, designing hardware acceptance testers, and overseeing manufacturing processes. 

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As an Optical Engineer at Neuralink, you will develop custom optics and imaging systems used directly in our surgical robot and associated consumables-manufacturing systems. These systems impact everything from sub-micron conventional imaging and laser scanning imaging to non-imaging optical power delivery. You will have the opportunity to work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers on the Robotics Team and collaborate with neuroscientists and biologists in the rest of the company. You will be responsible for designs from conception through to implementation as well as prototyping and building these optical systems quickly with the rest of the team. Other job responsibilities will include:

• Designing and simulating optical imaging systems
• Testing, verification, and maintenance of robot vision systems
• Designing and developing custom laser interferometry systems and manufacturing systems
• Testing and verification of optics consumables
• Building and testing of beam-scanning instruments
• Developing image acquisition and processing software
• Researching and developing new imaging technologies for robotic surgeries
• Preparing relevant documentation and SOPs for robot optics

Required Qualifications:

• Evidence of exceptional ability in optical engineering or a related field
• Bachelor of Science or higher-level degree in Physics, Optical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years of optical engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience simulating and designing optics in Zemax or equivalent software
• Practical experience in designing, testing, and reliability hardening optical systems
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing and testing of in-vivo imaging systems
• Experience in handling high power laser instruments
• Basic understanding in laser interferometry or optical coherence tomography
• Hands-on experience in fabricating, terminating, and splicing optical fibers
• Software engineering experience in developing scripts for instrument testing