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Founding Electrical Engineer

AXION
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San Francisco, CA$170k - $200k + equityPosted 3mo ago

About the role

AXION is building brain-computer interface technology to enable control of devices via neural signals and eye-tracking. The Founding Electrical Engineer will own the electrical stack, design custom electronics for neural interfaces, manage manufacturing relationships, and take products from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop custom electronics for neural interfaces, including analog front-ends, and power management.
  • Own PCB design from schematic capture through layout, working with manufacturers to bring designs to life.
  • Write embedded firmware for microcontroller and SOC systems including, wireless communication, and real-time signal processing.
  • Engage with component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and testing facilities.
  • Experience with hardware design from prototyping to manufacturing phases.
  • Collaborate closely with software teams to interface with hardware and systems.
  • Troubleshoot and iterate rapidly based on user testing and field performance.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience, ideally including taking products to market
  • Experience with biopotential sensing (EEG, EMG, ECG) or other biosignal acquisition systems
  • Strong PCB design skills with specialization in low noise analog design and experience with embedded systems
  • Proficiency in embedded systems programming (C/C++) and embedded Linux development
  • Experience with wireless communication protocols (BLE, WiFi, etc)

Skills

Required:Electrical engineeringBiopotential sensing / biosignal acquisitionPCB designEmbedded systems programmingWireless communicationHardware bring-up and manufacturing
Nice to have:Collaboration with software teams
Last updated Jul 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About AXION

Transforming neural activity into human ability.

AXION — Non-invasive Neural Interfaces

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