Embedded Software Engineer, Implant Embedded Systems

Summary

Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. They are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to work on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for brain-computer interfaces, focusing on defining and implementing impactful features.

Responsibilities

• Own complex challenges from definition to solution
• Utilize your ability to work cross functionally to deliver safety critical systems while considering power, radio, and thermal requirements
• Take ownership of products and/or core features; from planning and design to execution and testing
• Build on your fundamental understanding of hardware while contributing to bare-metal firmware
• Embrace a fast-paced iterative environment that prioritizes shipping manufacturable solutions

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience with embedded systems (including internships)
• Proficient in embedded C or Rust
• Ability to design bare-metal embedded systems in highly constrained environments
• Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
• Signal processing fundamentals
• You find enormous challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them
• You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting design, but in the end, you know that delivering reliable manufacturable solutions matters
• You are a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists
• Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores
• Experience with safety-critical systems
• Experience with FPGA development and testing
• Experience with RF, BLE, TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective
• Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience with embedded systems (including internships)
• Proficient in embedded C or Rust
• Ability to design bare-metal embedded systems in highly constrained environments
• Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
• Signal processing fundamentals
• You find enormous challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them
• You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting design, but in the end, you know that delivering reliable manufacturable solutions matters
• You are a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists

Nice to Haves

• Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores
• Experience with safety-critical systems
• Experience with FPGA development and testing
• Experience with RF, BLE, TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective
• Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security

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*