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Electrical Engineer, Compute Architecture

Neuralink· Surgery & Robot Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (South San Francisco, CA)$105k - $175.5kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Electrical Engineer on the Surgery & Robot Hardware Team focused on FPGA-based hardware and real-time processing for autonomous surgical robotics, image processing pipelines, motor control, camera design, sensor integration, and production firmware.

Responsibilities

  • Design, verify, and oversee the transition to production of custom electronics systems with a primary emphasis on FPGA-based hardware and real-time processing
  • Own creative decisions and execute on projects such as high-speed image processing pipelines, real-time motor control, custom camera designs, robotics stage sensor integration, manufacturing automation, and firmware that enables devices

Qualifications

  • 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: FPGA-based systems for time-sensitive/high-performance applications (image processing, high-speed data acquisition, real-time networking, control systems) including FPGA device selection and architecture definition, RTL development (Verilog/SystemVerilog), DSP theory/implementation, high-speed interface design (PCIe, MIPI, SLVS-EC, LVDS, JESD204, Ethernet, etc.), timing closure/clock domain crossing/resource optimization, integration of high-speed transceivers and external PHYs, hardware validation, lab debugging, performance tuning, and practical electronics design (EMC, ESD, thermals, packaging)

Skills

Required:FPGA Hardware DesignRTL DevelopmentHigh-Speed InterfacesTiming Closure & CDCHardware ValidationEMC/ESD/Thermals/Packaging

Benefits

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Commuter benefits
  • Meals provided
  • Equity (RSUs) for full-time employees
  • 401(k) plan
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible time off
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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