Microfabrication Engineer (R&D)

Team Description:

The Microfabrication Team, a division of the Brain Interfaces Hardware Department, designs, manufactures, and verifies the thin-film microelectrode array that records and relays neural signals to the body of the implant. The team operates at an in-house cleanroom facility in Fremont, with operations expanding to Austin in the near future.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The Microfabrication Engineer at Neuralink will be responsible for the development of micro-fabricated medical devices including thin-film microelectrode arrays used in preclinical and clinical studies within Neuralink. This includes developing process modules to push design and fabrication limits; performing metrology to monitor, test, and characterize in-process progress; and providing detailed documentation of process steps, changes, and measurements.

• Design and physically realize next-generation thin-film microelectrode arrays.
• Develop and deploy advanced process integration schemes for thin-film fabrication within production environments.
• Execute benchtop experiments to characterize the relationship between fabrication parameters, design, and product performance (e.g., impedance and longevity).
• Utilize statistical analysis on experimental data to drive data-informed product improvement decisions.
• Sponsor in vivo studies to validate the physiological performance of novel designs and processes.
• Author comprehensive SOPs and technical documentation to standardize process activities across the team.
• Provide technical training and mentorship to team members on specialized study activities.
• Manage data collection and retention strategies to ensure high-quality reporting and documentation at study completion.
• Contribute to the completion of study reports.
• Work with external vendors to align product requirements and communicate technical specifications.

Required Qualifications:

• Evidence of exceptional ability in an engineering or physical science field
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physical science
• 3+ years of academic or industry experience working with microfabrication technology
• Experience in experimental design, data collection and analysis, and scientific communication
• Comfortable working closely with hazardous substances and sensitive electronic devices in research and production environments
• Experience with analytic and microfabrication process equipment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, physics, or other related fields
• Experience with microfabricated device layout design
• Experience with working in high-volume production environments

Additional Requirements and Competencies:

• Ability to travel to/from and work in Fremont or Austin