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 Next Gen team at Neuralink is developing the next generation of brain-computer interfaces. We are laying the groundwork for intuitive, high-dimensional, and bidirectional interfaces between brains and machines, with the goal of helping people challenged by a variety of neurological disorders and conditions. Our team consists of scientists and engineers, working closely together to define the engineering requirements for these future products. As a Mechanical engineering Intern on this team you will contribute across a wide range of projects, from designing novel benchtop experiment setups to test the next generation of implants. Successful candidates will be highly adaptable, able to deploy their core technical and creative skills to tackle a wide range of problems, and have a keen sense of urgency.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will design and build versatile benchtop test setups for evaluating next-generation brain-computer interface (BCI) implants. These setups will enable rapid algorithm iteration and system level validation. You will collaborate closely with the Next-Gen team to define requirements and implement best practices for scalable, reusable test hardware. Specifically, you will:
- Design and build custom benchtop fixtures and electrical/mechanical assemblies to test implant prototypes and related hardware
- Develop setups that mimic neural environments, including spiking-activity emulators, saline or tissue-like baths, and controlled noise sources to replicate in-vivo signal conditions
- Establish and document SOPs for assembly, calibration, and routine testing to ensure repeatability and reliability
- Integrate electrical and mechanical components to support algorithm development, automated data collection, and noise characterization
- Collaborate across disciplines to translate experimental needs into robust solutions
- Iterate and generalize test platforms for future implant designs and evolving experimental requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field 6+ months of relevant academic coursework or project experience
- 9+ months of experience applying technical skills outside the classroom (e.g., personal projects, prior internships, or work experience)
- 1+ years of mechanical design experience
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of mechanical engineering industry experience, including owning products from concept to production
- Familiarity with machining and rapid prototyping technologies
- Experience with electrical engineering, data acquisition modules
Pay Transparency:
Based on California law, the following details are for California individuals only.
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
Top Skills
What We Do
Neuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain-machine interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world. Our goal is to build a system with at least two orders of magnitude more communication channels (electrodes) than current clinically-approved devices. This system needs to be safe, it must have fully wireless communication through the skin, and it has to be ready for patients to take home and use on their own. Our device, called the Link, will be able to record from 1024 electrodes and is designed to meet these criteria.
