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title: 'ASIC Design Engineer at Epia Neuro'
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# ASIC Design Engineer at Epia Neuro

- **Company:** Epia Neuro
- **Location:** Alameda, CA
- **Compensation:** $100k–$140k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/epianeuro/eb84d592-603c-44a4-9b3f-d1c9a52cb4fb

## Job description

## ABOUT US

Epia Neuro is a neural technology company developing intent-driven systems designed to restore function and independence for people living with neurological conditions. Its platform integrates implantable neural interfaces, adaptive algorithms, and assistive devices to translate neural intent into real-world action. The company’s initial focus is stroke-related motor impairment, with expansion in cognitive decline and other neurological disorders, focusing on long-term solutions for the growing aging population.

## THE ROLE

We’re looking for an ASIC Design Engineer who wants to be involved in all aspects of design cycle: documentation, design, pre-silicon verification, and post-silicon validation.

The team is small in a startup environment, so the role is dynamic and all efforts will have visible impact. You'll work alongside senior engineers across all disciplines of ASIC design and have ownership from day one. Ideal candidate is inquisitive and a creative problem solver, who likes to tinker with whatever resources available.

Location

This role is expected to work on site from our Alameda Headquarters 5 days a week.

## What You’ll Do

- Document and implement module designs
- Simulate module functions and support pre-silicon verification
- Build/develop test HW/SW to validate chips
- Validate and characterize chips across configurations
- Document test plans and test reports
- Root-cause issues beyond surface-level symptoms

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, plus relevant industry experience in ASIC design — or a Master's/PhD with hands-on ASIC design experience through university lab or project work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — you'll need to document your work clearly and communicate project status, good or bad
- Comfortable working independently in a Linux/Linux-like environment, working with open-source projects
- Experience with:
- Analog circuit design
- Digital (RTL) design
- Programming
- Testing/debugging designs or systems

## Preferred experiences

- High-precision, low-noise, low-power circuit design (e.g., bandgap reference, high-speed IO, PLL, ADC)
- Design/work with industry-standard interfaces, such as SPI and I2C
- Test automation
- Experience with the Cadence tool suite
- Design or research related to medical devices (e.g., neuroscience, biomedical instrumentation)
- A track record of tinkering — work-related and/or personal projects (e.g., Raspberry Pi builds) to solve everyday problems
- Managing design tools or vendor-supplied libraries (e.g., PDKs) in the university lab or industry setting

## How We Work

- We are intentional. We prioritize and are thoughtful about how we use others’ time.
- We care for others. We prioritize safety both for patients and one another.
- We own outcomes, not just tasks. Our work demands the highest standards because it impacts real patients and real lives.
- Humility is a strength. We are honest about what we know and what we don’t know. Getting it right matters more than being right.

## Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

- Competitive base salary with equity
- 100% of healthcare coverage for you and your dependents
- Generous vacation policy
- Paid parental leave
- Work from our beautiful waterfront office in Alameda, CA, with access to collaborative spaces and labs.

## About Epia Neuro

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Epia Neuro is developing a minimally invasive, implantable brain-computer interface system that translates neural intent into real-world action, starting with stroke recovery and expanding to cognitive decline and other neurological disorders.
- **Entity Type**: Private (stealth-stage startup – officially launched April 2026; no funding round disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Alameda, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2026 (official launch); development began approximately 2021
- **Founders**: Michel Maharbiz, Ph.D. (CEO) and Gil Mandelbaum, Ph.D. (CTO & Science Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical Equipment Manufacturing / Neurotechnology (Brain-Computer Interfaces)
- **Target customers**: B2B – hospitals, neurosurgery departments, rehabilitation clinics; B2C – stroke survivors and individuals with movement or cognitive impairments
- **Mission statement**: “To address the gap between intent and action” – building neurotechnology that gives back the freedom to move and think

## Products & Services
- **Implantable Brain Interface**: A proprietary neural interface that captures signals without piercing the dura. Designed for sub-hour implantation by any neurosurgeon. Supports both sensing (reading neural intent) and stimulation (closed-loop therapy). Rechargeable non-invasively via headset and built with a cradle system for future upgrades without additional invasive surgery.
- **Decoder System / Closed-Loop Intelligence**: Adaptive algorithms that interpret neural signals in real time and adjust stimulation parameters continuously, building a personalized “longitudinal map” of each patient’s neural activity.
- **Wearable Grip Assist**: A lightweight, daily-use motor prosthetic that helps stroke survivors grasp, hold, and release objects. Developed with input from survivors, advocates, and clinicians.
- **Platform Expansion**: The stroke therapy acts as a proof-of-concept for treating epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, cognitive decline, and other neurological conditions through combined sensing and deep brain stimulation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (company is pre‑revenue and privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – not publicly disclosed (company is “totally independent” according to Inside BCI, with no disclosed investors)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional advisors include Mass General Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital (first‑in‑human trial site), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School. No formal investor list has been released.
- **Growth Signals**: Official launch April 2026; plans for first‑in‑human system demonstrations at Lenox Hill Hospital (New York) later in 2026; headcount of 24 employees (as of mid‑2026) with active hiring across engineering, electrical systems, and clinical roles; increasing LinkedIn follower base (1,459) and strong social engagement on launch posts.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Minimally Invasive**: Implant sits entirely within the skull, no breach of dura – reduces surgical risk compared to penetrating cortical BCIs.
- **Quick Procedure & Scalability**: Designed for sub‑hour implantation by any neurosurgeon, facilitating broad clinical adoption.
- **Upgradable & Long‑Life**: Cradle system allows device upgrades without additional surgery. Rechargeable headset eliminates the need for battery‑replacement surgeries.
- **Closed‑Loop Read/Write**: Both senses neural signals and delivers stimulation, enabling adaptive, real‑time therapy (beyond read‑only BCIs).
- **Platform Approach**: Stroke motor recovery is the entry point; the same hardware/software stack can address epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and cognitive decline, creating a large addressable market (estimated >$5B US opportunity for stroke alone).

## Strategic Focus
- **Near‑term**: Complete first‑in‑human demos, prepare for regulatory submissions (FDA), and scale the engineering team.
- **Medium‑term**: Leverage stroke clinical data to build evidence for cognitive decline and other indications; broaden the implant’s deep brain stimulation capabilities.
- **Long‑term**: Become a standard‑of‑care neural interface platform for a wide range of neurological disorders, with an emphasis on “widely accessible” neurotechnology.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑Driven**: Employees directly contribute to restoring independence for stroke survivors and people with neurological conditions (“If you want your work to restore independence for millions of people, we want to hear from you.”)
- **Cutting‑Edge Technology**: Work on the frontier of medical BCI, combining implantable hardware, adaptive AI, and real‑time neural decoding.
- **Early‑Stage Culture**: As a recently launched startup (~24 employees), you’ll have outsized impact on product design, clinical strategy, and company trajectory.
- **Multidisciplinary Team**: Composed of engineers, neuroscientists, and operations leaders from iota Biosciences, UC Berkeley, Harvard, and industry.
- **Work Style**: Likely in‑office in Alameda, CA (with a small presence in Canada); no formal remote/hybrid policy announced yet.
- **Active Hiring**: Open roles include Staff/Principal Electrical Systems Engineer, Analog Mixed‑Signal Design Engineer, and other technical positions (see careers page).

## Sources
1. [epianeuro.com](https://www.epianeuro.com/)
2. [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260402282679/en/Epia-Neuro-Launches-to-Develop-Intent-Driven-Neural-Technology-to-Restore-Function-After-Stroke-and-Address-Cognitive-Decline)
3. [linkedin.com/company/epia-neuro](https://www.linkedin.com/company/epia-neuro)
4. [insidebci.com](https://insidebci.com/news/2026-04-22-maharbiz-launches-epia-neuro-stroke-focused-bci-built-for-lifelong-assistive-use/)

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