Neuralink

Mechanical Engineer, Robotics (CONVOY)

Neuralink • $90K — $226K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics
  • Strong grasp of engineering principles
  • 3+ years of industry experience in mechanical engineering, from concept to production
  • Proficient in 3D CAD software

Responsibilities

  • Design and integrate robotic mechanical and electrical components with a focus on safety and usability
  • Collaborate with clinical trial participants and cross-disciplinary teams to set design criteria
  • Rapidly build systems to meet aggressive project targets
  • Utilize analytical methods for designing and optimizing mechanical structures
  • Lead all phases of device launch, from prototyping to production readiness

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and collaborate with top experts
  • Rapid career advancement for impactful team members
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid holidays and commuter benefits
  • Free meals provided
  • Equity compensation through RSUs for all full-time employees
  • 401(k) plan eligibility after 1,000 work hours
  • Parental leave for eligible employees
  • Flexible time off policy
Full Job Description
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


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:

$90,000-$226,000 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

About Neuralink

Neuralink Corporation is a neurotechnology company that develops implantable brain?machine interfaces (BMIs). The company was founded in 2016 by Elon Musk, Ben Rapoport, Dongjin Seo, Max Hodak, Paul Merolla, Philip Sabes, Tim Hanson, and Vanessa Tolosa. Neuralink's headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. The company's goal is to enable humans to communicate with computers and other devices using their thoughts. Neuralink's technology involves implanting electrodes into the brain that can read and write electrical signals. The company has not yet released a product, but has conducted successful tests on animals.
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100 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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