Manufacturing Hardware Engineer

Robot    ·    Fremont, California   ·    Full time

Neuralink is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers. We are building a team of multidisciplinary experts passionate about making a world-changing impact.

As a Manufacturing Hardware Engineer at Neuralink, you will be instrumental in scaling up manufacturing of critical surgical robot consumables with micron scale precision. You will design and implement tooling, automation, and manufacturing process improvements. You will get to own projects from concept to production, utilizing your engineering background in the challenging field of brain-machine interfaces. The role involves cross-team collaboration to determine design 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:

• Strong understanding of engineering first principles
• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent in experience and ability
• 1 or more years of experience designing hardware in industry
• 1 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Evidence of exceptional ability to quickly design and implement things that work
• Ability to work reliably with small and delicate assemblies where precision is critical
• Skilled in Solidworks or other CAD

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience designing and building precision hardware, mechanisms, or automation systems
• Experience with manufacturing and testing best practices (such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Qualification and Acceptance Testing)
• Skilled in Python
• Experience with PCBA, cable management, and electromechanical assemblies

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.
• 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.