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 with a primary emphasis on FPGA-based hardware and real-time processing. This role offers substantial autonomy and the exciting opportunity to own creative decisions and execute on new, impactful projects such as high-speed image processing pipelines, real-time motor control, custom camera designs, robotics stage sensor integration, 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)
Strong demonstrated depth in FPGA Hardware Design: Experience designing FPGA-based systems for time-sensitive and high-performance applications such as image processing, high-speed data acquisition, real-time networking, and control systems. This includes:
FPGA device selection and architecture definition
RTL development (Verilog / SystemVerilog)
Digital signal processing theory and implementation
High-speed interface design (PCIe, MIPI, SLVS-EC, LVDS, JESD204, Ethernet, etc.)
Timing closure, clock domain crossing, and resource optimization
Integration of high-speed transceivers and external PHY devices
Hardware validation, lab debugging, and performance tuning of real-time FPGA systems
Practical electronics design knowledge including designing for EMC, ESD, thermals, and packaging
Preferred Qualifications
A portfolio showcasing your hardware designs (especially FPGA-based projects)
Demonstrable experience developing electronics for safety-critical systems such as medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or military
Altium experience
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
$105,000—$175,500 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
