Infrastructure Engineer, Mechanical Tooling

Neuralink • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Infrastructure Engineer, Mechanical Tooling will work closely with Mechanical Engineering teams across the company, supporting the work environment stack for surgical robots, manufacturing-line hardware, neural implants, and chargers. The role focuses on building infrastructure and tooling foundations for mechanical engineers designing surgical robots and implants.

The engineer will own SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM performance, reliability, upgrades, and new-hire setup; administer PDM users, permissions, workflows, Toolbox, and vault performance; and develop CAD CI for automated model and drawing validation and release. The role will also integrate PDM with design-controls and manufacturing systems to automate BOMs, DMRs, and build routes, build secure on-prem infrastructure for 3D printers and machine-shop tooling including internal quoting, and drive CAD and tooling standards across the company.

The technology stack includes SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional; the SOLIDWORKS API using VBA and C#/.NET; Python; Microsoft SQL Server; Active Directory; PowerShell and Bash; Intune and MDM; Bazel and Nix; and Ubuntu, Fedora, and Windows.

Requirements

• Strong user focus.
• Experience administering SOLIDWORKS PDM or a similar PDM/PLM system.
• Experience with CAD automation using the SOLIDWORKS API, including macros and add-ins.
• Proficiency in Python, C#, Rust, or Go.
• Experience tuning performance on workstations, file servers, and SQL databases.
• Systems administration experience on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Working knowledge of networking and securing on-prem equipment.
• Familiarity with mechanical design workflows, design controls, and BOMs.
• Ability to turn engineering pain points into shipped tooling quickly.
• In-depth understanding of modern networking and common protocols.
• Ability to architect, build, and ship 0-to-1 infrastructure quickly and efficiently.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, an equivalent field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build infrastructure and tooling foundations for mechanical engineers designing surgical robots and implants.
• Own SOLIDWORKS and PDM performance, reliability, upgrades, and new-hire setup.
• Administer PDM users, permissions, workflows, Toolbox, and vault performance.
• Develop CAD CI for automated model and drawing validation and release.
• Integrate PDM with design-controls and manufacturing systems to automate BOMs, DMRs, and build routes.
• Build secure on-prem infrastructure for 3D printers and machine-shop tooling, including internal quoting.
• Drive CAD and tooling standards across the company.
• Turn engineering pain points into shipped tooling and build and ship infrastructure quickly and efficiently.

Benefits

• Equity compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for full-time employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Commuter benefits.
• Meals provided.
• 401(k) plan.
• Parental leave.
• Flexible time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time