Neuroprosthetics Designer

Team Description:

Join the implant team and be part of an elite team of engineers working on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for the next-generation brain-computer interfaces. We are looking for experienced, hands-on engineers who are interested in exploring what's possible in highly powered and latency-constrained environments. Firmware is the kernel of operation for the implant and you have the chance to determine and implement features that have a massive impact on the product’s capabilities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with chip designers, EEs, algorithms, and software engineers on a small team that moves quickly.

Job Responsibilities:

Shepard neural interface implant from design through to manufacturing on to production. Implant design to minimize tissue reaction. Electrode design to increase SNR in in-vivo (in-animal) recordings. Setting limits and evaluating leakage current and potentials to avoid in-vivo tissue damage. Setting limits and evaluating the effects of stimulation currents to avoid in-vivo tissue damage. Work on all phases of board design (part selection, schematic design, layout, and bring-up) as well as work closely with chip designers, robotics, mechanical engineers, and microfabrication experts for system integration. Serve as cross-disciplinary team member to work with and learn from biological engineers and neuroscientists; discover, define, and solve technical problems; and deliver engineering manufacturable design solutions that work effectively and efficiently. Design PCBs for highly power and size constrained applications.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or related field
• 2 years of progressive experience in job offered or related occupation
• Must have at least 2 years of prior work experience in each of the following:
  • Embedded hardware design
  • Embedded firmware design
  • Bluetooth & NFC communication protocols & hardware design
  • High-reliability system design
  • Industrial systems and production line design
  • Hardware-in-the-loop test systems
  • Product verification & validation

Worksite: 443 Bastrop Hwy, Unit A, Austin, TX 78741

Applicant Instructions: Email resume to: [email protected]. Include job code 92439 in reply. EOE.