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Neuralink
Posted 124 days agoVerified live 1d ago

Electrical Engineer Intern, Implant Embedded Systems

Brief overview

South San Francisco - SSFIn-person
$35/hrStated minimum
31 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
10 green cardsCertified filings

About the company

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Neuralink is a neurotechnology company that focuses on developing brain-computer interfaces designed to treat neurological disorders.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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31H-1B approved
100%approval rate
13new H-1B hires
10PERM certified
$129,459median wage / yr
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Job description

Summary

Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. They are seeking an Electrical Engineer Intern to contribute to the design and integration of implant electronics, working closely with a team on all phases of board design and system integration.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize electrical engineering fundamentals and best system design practices to build on your ability to deliver high-performant, reliable, and manufacturable extremely size-constraint systems
  • Gain understanding of all phases of system and board design, from system definition to part selection, schematic design, layout, bring up, and design verification
  • Contribute to R&D investigations and experiments to demonstrate feasibility of new technology for the implant and the charger
  • Gain experience working cross functionally to ensure successful systems integration
  • Contribute to system improvements that decrease latency and increase battery life, reliability, and safety
  • Develop ability to design and deploy systems for implant-charger hardware in the loop testing, and manufacturing line quality control

Skills

  • Strong EE fundamentals
  • Experience designing PCBs for low power and size constrained applications
  • Experience with PCB CAD tools (Altium, Eagle, KiCad, Allegro)
  • Experience with sensors, power management, and signal/power integrity
  • Comfortable with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.)
  • Comfortable with lab equipment (oscilloscope, VNA, etc.)
  • Basic C and Python programming skills
  • Experience with firmware development for embedded systems (C/C++)
  • Experience with wireless systems (BLE, WIFI, Zigbee)
  • Experience building and bringing-up MCUs or FPGA
  • Proficiency with ME CAD tools (Solidworks, AutoCAD)
  • Experience with analog circuit design

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Strong EE fundamentals
  • Experience designing PCBs for low power and size constrained applications
  • Experience with PCB CAD tools (Altium, Eagle, KiCad, Allegro)
  • Experience with sensors, power management, and signal/power integrity
  • Comfortable with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.)
  • Comfortable with lab equipment (oscilloscope, VNA, etc.)
  • Basic C and Python programming skills

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with firmware development for embedded systems (C/C++)
  • Experience with wireless systems (BLE, WIFI, Zigbee)
  • Experience building and bringing-up MCUs or FPGA
  • Proficiency with ME CAD tools (Solidworks, AutoCAD)
  • Experience with analog circuit design

Benefits

  • 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**

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