--- title: 'Manufacturing Engineer at Neuralink' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/manufacturing-engineer-neuralink-austin-exv7gmpw0kk1' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Manufacturing Engineer at Neuralink - **Company:** Neuralink - **Location:** Austin, TX - **Compensation:** $83k–$139k - **Posted:** 2026-03-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/neuralink/jobs/7668502003?gh_jid=7668502003 ## 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: The Brain Interfaces Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for the mechanical and manufacturing systems related to our implant, microfabricated thin-film electrodes, wireless charger, and associated accessories. This includes product design, electronics packaging integration, manufacturing line and facility design, test infrastructure design, and related activities for these core products. Job Description and Responsibilities: As a Manufacturing Engineer at Neuralink, you will be responsible for the design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes and hardware from the ground up. This will include maintaining and supporting existing products and processes, troubleshooting failures, implementing updates, and ensuring long-term reliability. You will focus on creating efficient, scalable systems for producing brain interfaces, emphasizing innovation and quality assurance. Note that that ideal candidate is a mechanical engineer who loves to focus on manufacturing. Responsibilities will include: - Scoping projects and requirements, large and small, to hit aggressive project schedules and ensure timely completion from inception to implementation - Detailed designing of 3D CAD and 2D drawings with a heavy focus on DFX, and integration onto the manufacturing line - Rapid prototyping with existing technologies, and developing or sourcing expanded capabilities - Identifying key vendors and developing/maintaining relationships to expand our capabilities - Developing, maintaining, and executing test plans and electro-mechanical test systems for verification and validation of products ranging from components to sub-assemblies, full consumer electronics products, or production environments - Identifying and tackling manufacturing rate limiters and yield hitters - Working with data acquisition systems and control systems to continually improve in-test and in-process data recording and system useability - Providing insight into the design of tooling and equipment from development to full-volume production including poka-yoke, controls, and standardization of componentry - Developing requirements for, sourcing, and pitching major equipment purchases to expand manufacturing and test capabilities; becoming the subject matter expert for this equipment and training other engineers and technicians - Developing knowledge of and implementing compliance with relevant federal regulations (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR) as they pertain to medical device design and manufacturing - Writing and maintaining design and manufacturing documentation for internal reference and submission to regulatory bodies Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience and ability - 3+ years of mechanical engineering industry experience - Strong grasp of engineering's first principles - Experience with DFX, conventional machining, rapid prototyping technologies, and precision design + manufacturing - Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in the design and manufacturing of implantable electromechanical medical devices - Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 10993, 21 CFR, and related standards - Experience scaling complex low to mid-volume production lines Expected Compensation: The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also believe in aligning our employees’ success with the company's long-term growth. As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees. Base Salary Range: $83,000—$139,000 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 ## About Neuralink ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Neuralink develops implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that decode neural signals to restore autonomy for people with paralysis and other neurological conditions. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D; total funding $1.35B as of Aug 2025) - **Headquarters**: Fremont, California, United States - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Elon Musk, Max Hodak, Benjamin Rapoport, Dongjin Seo, Paul Merolla, Philip Sabes, Timothy J. Gardner, Tim Hanson, Vanessa Tolosa ## Core Business - Primary industry: Neurotechnology / Biotechnology (implantable medical devices) - Target customers: B2C (patients with quadriplegia, ALS, spinal cord injury), B2B (hospitals, research institutions, clinical partners) - Mission: "Building brain interfaces to restore autonomy" – initially helping people with unmet medical needs control computers and robotic arms with their thoughts, and ultimately unlocking human potential. ## Products & Services - **N1 Implant (“the Link”)**: Coin-sized, surgically implanted BCI that records and stimulates brain activity via flexible neural threads. Enables users to control digital devices (mouse, keyboard, apps) using thought alone. Available only in clinical trials (PRIME Study). - **Telepathy**: Product name for the N1 Implant’s capability to allow users to control computers and mobile devices (announced by Musk). - **Blindsight**: Experimental implant designed to restore visual perception by directly stimulating the visual cortex. Received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in September 2024. - **Speech BCI**: Device under development to restore communication for individuals with severe speech impairment (ALS, stroke, etc.). Received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in May 2025. - **Neurosurgical Robot**: Custom robot for autonomous, precise insertion of neural threads during surgery. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: ~$9 billion (per Tracxn, as of 2026) - **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$1.35 billion (13 rounds); annual revenue ~$20 million (pre-commercial, primarily from research partnerships) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founders Fund (led Series D), CoreNest Capital (led 2025 venture round), Elon Musk (owns >50%). Partners include University Health Network (Toronto), FDA (regulatory collaboration). - **Growth Signals**: - 21 human patients implanted as of January 2026 - Headcount grew 31.3% year-over-year to ~400 employees (with 127 active job postings) - Received FDA Breakthrough Device Designations for Blindsight and speech BCI - Expanded clinical trials to Canada (first procedures outside the U.S. in Aug/Sep 2025) - Patients reached typing speeds of up to 40 words per minute and achieved information transfer rates comparable to able-bodied mouse users ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover with human implants**: Only BCI company with FDA-approved human trials and over 20 implanted patients. - **Robotic precision**: Proprietary surgical robot capable of inserting ultra-thin threads (4–6 µm) that are too fine for human hands. - **Regulatory momentum**: Multiple FDA Breakthrough Device Designations accelerating development for vision, speech, and motor restoration. - **Interdisciplinary talent pool**: Recruits from Tesla, SpaceX, OpenAI, Stanford, UCSF; team spans neuroscience, electrical engineering, robotics, and microfab. - **High-profile leadership**: Elon Musk’s visibility draws talent, funding, and media attention. ## Strategic Focus - **Clinical expansion**: Scale the PRIME Study to more patients and new sites (Canada, additional countries). - **Product pipeline**: Commercialize Blindsight (vision) and speech prosthetics; develop motor/sensory restoration capabilities. - **Regulatory pathway**: Transition from trial-only to eventual commercial approval by the FDA. - **R&D**: Advance silent speech interfaces, cognitive enhancement, and broader neurological applications (epilepsy, depression, etc.). ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven impact**: Work directly on technology that restores function and independence to people with paralysis, ALS, and blindness. - **Rapid growth**: 31% annual headcount increase; employees often advance quickly due to cross-functional, ambitious projects. - **Culture**: Open communication and collaboration champion “the best ideas, regardless of where they come from” ([neuralink.com/careers](https://neuralink.com/careers/)). - **Disciplines welcome**: Engineering (embedded, software, optical, analog IC), surgery/robotics, neuroscience, manufacturing, and operations. - **Perks & environment**: Fremont HQ with plans for a larger facility near Austin. Hands-on, lab-heavy work likely requires on-site presence. - **Career development**: Internal growth opportunities, exposure to cutting-edge science, and cross-team collaboration. ## Sources 1. [neuralink.com](https://neuralink.com/) 2. [neuralink.com/careers](https://neuralink.com/careers/) 3. [linkedin.com/company/neuralink](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuralink) 4. [tracxn.com/d/companies/neuralink](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/neuralink/__oUVI98zbdmLZga1LgBRb3oGJJBxjbzTc7bMWUfAOLws) 5. 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