Manufacturing Technician, BCI Applications

BCI Software        ·       Fremont, California       ·       Full time

As a Manufacturing Technician at Neuralink, you will tackle a wide array of challenges from hardware that the research animals interact with to equipment that allows our team to move as quickly as possible. Technical breadth and creative problem solving are key abilities to succeed in this role. The main focus of this position is to allow us to collect as much high quality brain data as quickly as possible. The role involves collaboration with neuroscientists, biologists, and engineers to determine success criteria and build systems quickly and effectively.

About you:

• You find large challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them.
• You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting designs, but in the end, you know that what matters is delivering a manufacturable solution that works every time.
• You are a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from software, mechanical, electrical, materials, biological engineers, and neuroscientists. You are comfortable communicating across teams.
• Resourceful, flexible and adaptable; no task is too big or too small.

Key qualifications:

• Desire to work closely with animals.
• Experience with conventional machining and rapid prototyping technologies.
• Experience with precision design and manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of basic physics fundamentals.
• Experience with mechanical and electrical assembly.
• 1+ years of experience in a hands on manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with Engineering and Production.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience manual or CNC machining
• 1+ year of experience welding

What we offer:

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the 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; parental leave.
• Flexible time off + paid holidays.
• Equity + 401(k) plan.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Meals provided.

Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws.  This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.