Electrical Engineer, Compute Architecture

Neuralink • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Electrical Engineer on the Surgery & Robot Hardware Team, you will be expected to design, verify, and oversee the transition to production of a variety of custom electronics systems with a primary emphasis on FPGA-based hardware and real-time processing. This role offers substantial autonomy and the exciting opportunity to own creative decisions and execute on new, impactful projects such as high-speed image processing pipelines, real-time motor control, custom camera designs, robotics stage sensor integration, manufacturing automation, and the firmware that enables all of these devices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience delivering on all phases of electronics design (requirements, part selection, schematic, layout, manufacturing, test).
• Strong demonstrated depth in FPGA Hardware Design.
• Experience designing FPGA-based systems for time-sensitive and high-performance applications such as image processing, high-speed data acquisition, real-time networking, and control systems.
• FPGA device selection and architecture definition.
• RTL development (Verilog / SystemVerilog).
• Digital signal processing theory and implementation.
• High-speed interface design (PCIe, MIPI, SLVS-EC, LVDS, JESD204, Ethernet, etc.).
• Timing closure, clock domain crossing, and resource optimization.
• Integration of high-speed transceivers and external PHY devices.
• Hardware validation, lab debugging, and performance tuning of real-time FPGA systems.
• Practical electronics design knowledge including designing for EMC, ESD, thermals, and packaging.

Nice To Haves

• A portfolio showcasing your hardware designs (especially FPGA-based projects).
• Demonstrable experience developing electronics for safety-critical systems such as medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or military.
• Altium experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, verify, and oversee the transition to production of custom electronics systems.
• Focus on FPGA-based hardware and real-time processing.
• Develop high-speed image processing pipelines.
• Implement real-time motor control.
• Design custom camera systems.
• Integrate robotics stage sensors.
• Develop manufacturing automation solutions.
• Create firmware for various devices.

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs)
• 401(k) plan
• Parental leave
• Flexible time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level