Firmware Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering

Job description

**About Neuralink:** We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world. **Team Description:** At Neuralink, we're engineering the future of automated surgeries, focusing on the safe and effective implantation of our groundbreaking Neuralink implant. Our team — a cross-functional mix of roboticists, engineers from various disciplines, and medical professionals — collaborates on developing a surgical flow from first principles. In this critical role, you'll straddle the cutting-edge worlds of robotics, software, and neuroscience. **Job Description and Responsibilities:** This is a new role for our team that will allow you to create new embedded systems from scratch while challenging and refining the old. As a Firmware Engineer Intern, your responsibilities will encompass: - Developing and optimizing embedded software for robotic surgery applications - Streamlining our codebase by refining and, when necessary, retiring legacy embedded software - Rigorous testing and validation of software systems to meet the highest safety and reliability standards - Participating in peer code reviews - Writing drivers and applications to extend the functionality of our robotics - Specifying hardware and software choices as we develop future hardware platforms - Sharing your findings and progress with the team in a collaborative environment **Required Qualifications:** - Demonstrated track record of success in a science or engineering field, evidenced by outstanding projects, innovations, or advanced problem-solving - Proven experience in software development, preferably with exposure to embedded systems **Preferred Qualifications:** *Embedded Software Development:* - 2+ years of experience with embedded systems - Proficient with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.) - Comfortable/working knowledge of more advanced protocols such as PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, USB, and 802.3 - Proficient in at least one embedded language such as C, C++, or Rust - Proficient with embedded toolchains and workflow **Experience building and bringing-up MCUs or FPGAs** - Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores - Experience developing on embedded Linux platforms - Experience with embedded Linux kernel configuration and device tree setup - Experience with kernel driver development - Experience with ARM bootloaders - Experience coding drivers for actuators and sensors - Experience with high-speed data acquisition and processing *Electrical Engineering:* - Foundational understanding of MCU architectures and peripheral integration - Solid knowledge in electrical engineering and DSP - Ability to interpret electrical schematics and datasheets, along with proficiency in using lab equipment **Expected Compensation:** The anticipated hourly rate for this position is listed below. **California Hourly Flat Rate:**$35/Hr USD **What We Offer:** Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below. - 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 - Paid holidays - Commuter benefits - Meals provided - Equity (RSUs) *\*Temporary Employees & Interns excluded* - 401(k) plan *\*Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours* - Parental leave *\*Temporary Employees & Interns excluded* - Flexible time off *\*Temporary Employees & Interns excluded*