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
