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# Quality Engineering Technician at Neuralink

- **Company:** Neuralink
- **Location:** Austin Texas, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/neuralink/jobs/7983992003?gh_jid=7983992003

## 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:

Join the Translational Team, where we generate the data that advances Neuralink’s brain–computer interface technologies from research and development through clinical evaluation and into market implementation. We produce the rigorous evidence required to support rapid development, regulatory progress, and the safe, effective delivery of our technology to patients.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The Quality Engineering Technician will execute and support equipment quality, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, verification and validation (V&V), and process and equipment qualification activities across R&D, preclinical, and manufacturing. Responsibilities include:

- Calibrate, perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, and repair instruments, devices, and equipment in the quality program (including biomedical devices, industrial instrumentation, lasers, RF systems, and related technologies) with little to no supervision, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance.
- Assist in the check-out, start-up, installation, acceptance, and commissioning of new or modified equipment; support Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) activities; determine and requisition parts required for maintenance and repairs.
- Execute and document verification and validation activities for engineering work, processes, and equipment, including following or supporting protocols, collecting data, recording results, investigating deviations, and maintaining traceability.
- Adhere to cGxP guidelines, SOPs, safety rules/regulations, and quality system requirements; apply good documentation practices and clearly explain technical issues, calibration processes, and V&V/qualification results to cross-functional peers and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and other teams to resolve equipment and quality issues, support root-cause analysis, and drive timely closure; contribute to continuous improvement of equipment quality processes, procedures, templates, and workflows.
- Support change control and related quality activities for equipment and processes by providing accurate data, documentation, and technician-level input; maintain accurate equipment records and calibration status.
- Some travel may be required.

Required Qualifications:

- Ability to comprehend and apply technical manuals, schematics, and procedures for calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and qualification activities.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately, independently, and effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, regulated environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate professionally with cross-functional teams and explain technical issues clearly in an organized manner.
- Basic understanding of quality systems, documentation practices, and regulated (e.g., cGxP) environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Hands-on experience with calibration, instrumentation, preventive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, or repair.
- Familiarity with biomedical equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, or repair.
- Experience supporting or executing verification and validation (V&V) activities, process validations, or equipment qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field; or equivalent military training in calibration, metrology, instrumentation, or electronics.
- Relevant experience working in highly regulated environments (e.g., GMP, GCP, GLP, ISO 13485, medical device, biotech, or pharmaceutical settings).
- Familiarity with root-cause analysis techniques, deviation management, change control, or continuous improvement of quality processes.
- Experience generating or executing test protocols, recording data, and contributing to calibration, qualification, or V&V reports and technical documentation.

Additional Requirements:

- Some travel may be required.

Expected Compensation:

At Neuralink, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated hourly rate for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Hourly Range: $26 — $44/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

## 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. [builtin.com/hardware/what-is-neuralink](https://builtin.com/hardware/what-is-neuralink)

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