Senior Mechanical Engineer, Neuralink
Implant
$65-156k
Full-Time Employees are eligible for equity
Brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers
Job no longer available
Brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$65-156k
Full-Time Employees are eligible for equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow.
Role
Who you are
- Designed products that shipped to customer
- Bachelor’s Degree in science or engineering, or equivalent in experience and ability
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles
Desirable
- 5+ years of mechanical engineering industry experience
- Experience with conventional machining and rapid prototyping technologies
- Experience with precision design and manufacturing
- Experience with advanced imaging techniques
What the job involves
- As a senior mechanical engineer at Neuralink, you will design and produce hardware solutions for our brain-computer interface devices, including surgical robotics, automation, microfabrication, and more
- You will get to own projects from concept to production, utilizing your mechanical engineering background in the challenging field of brain-computer interfaces
- The role involves collaboration with neuroscientists, biologists, and engineers to determine design criteria and build systems quickly and effectively
- The Implant Team is responsible for the design, build and testing of all mechanical systems in our implant and charger
- Projects include design of test infrastructure to reduce hardware development and manufacturing time, electronics packaging for our charger and implant electronics, and tooling to help interface the implant with the surgical robot
Our take
Neuralink is a company developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers. Its primary objective is to help people with paralysis to gain more autonomy in their everyday lives, with the possibility that its tech will be used to enhance the abilities of the wider community further in the future.
For many, brain implants such as those being developed by Neuralink belong firmly in the realm of sci-fi. That said, the idea of interfacing machines with the brain for medical purposes has existed for some time, with examples including cochlear implants and Deep Brain Stimulation. Having secured FDA approval, Neuralink is now able to move ahead with human trials - a significant step in its ambitious proposals becoming a reality.
The approval seems to have made the company more appealing to investors, and Neuralink has since raised considerable funds towards advancing its research. It should be noted, though, that despite this positive attention, much discussion surrounding the company regards its animal testing practices which - some sources say - may have resulted in more animal deaths than necessary as staff were pressured to push for the FDA approval. Despite the ethical debate surrounding Neuralink's practices, 2024 saw Elon Musk, the CEO of Neuralink, announce that the first Brain-computer-interface (BCI) patient can successfully move a mouse around a computer screen just by thinking.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2023
$323m
SERIES D
Jul 2021
$205m
SERIES C
Total funding: $686m
Company 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
- Flexible time off + paid holidays
- Equity + 401(k) plan
- Commuter Benefits
- Meals provided
- Parental leave
Company HQ
Fremont, CA
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Leadership
Max Hodak
(President)Founder and CEO of Science. Former Founder and CEO at Transcriptic, and previously at MyFit. Was a Research Assistant at Duke University Medical Center for 4 years.
Elon Musk
(CEO)Founder, Chairman, CEO and CTO of SpaceX. CEO and Product Architect at Tesla. Owner, Chairman and CTO of X Corp. Co-founder of OpenAI, and President of the Musk Foundation.
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