# Firmware Engineer Intern, Robotics and Surgery Engineering at Neuralink

> United States · Intern · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aneuralink%3A6648992003 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Neuralink](https://alderhq.app/companies/neuralink)
- Location text: South San Francisco, California, United States; South San Francisco - SSF
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: South San Francisco, California, United States; South San Francisco - SSF")
- Posted: 2025-07-15 (480 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/neuralink/jobs/6648992003?gh_jid=6648992003
- Skills listed (inferred): Rust, C++

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $73k–$73k per year (from the description)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 146): p25 $73k, median $98k, p75 $125k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 13, median offered wage $140k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))

## Description (the employer's text)

### 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

At Neuralink, we're engineering the future of automated surgeries, focusing on the safe and effective implantation of our groundbreaking Neuralink implant. Our team — a cross-functional mix of roboticists, engineers from various disciplines, and medical professionals — collaborates on developing a surgical flow from first principles. In this critical role, you'll straddle the cutting-edge worlds of robotics, software, and neuroscience.

### Job Description and Responsibilities

This is a new role for our team that will allow you to create new embedded systems from scratch while challenging and refining the old. As a Firmware Engineer Intern, your responsibilities will encompass:

- Developing and optimizing embedded software for robotic surgery applications
- Streamlining our codebase by refining and, when necessary, retiring legacy embedded software
- Rigorous testing and validation of software systems to meet the highest safety and reliability standards
- Participating in peer code reviews
- Writing drivers and applications to extend the functionality of our robotics
- Specifying hardware and software choices as we develop future hardware platforms
- Sharing your findings and progress with the team in a collaborative environment
Required Qualifications:

- Demonstrated track record of success in a science or engineering field, evidenced by outstanding projects, innovations, or advanced problem-solving
- Proven experience in software development, preferably with exposure to embedded systems
Preferred Qualifications:

Embedded Software Development:

- 2+ years of experience with embedded systems
- Proficient with common communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc.)
- Comfortable/working knowledge of more advanced protocols such as PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, USB, and 802.3
- Proficient in at least one embedded language such as C, C++, or Rust
- Proficient with embedded toolchains and workflow
### Experience building and bringing-up MCUs or FPGAs

- Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores
- Experience developing on embedded Linux platforms
- Experience with embedded Linux kernel configuration and device tree setup
- Experience with kernel driver development
- Experience with ARM bootloaders
- Experience coding drivers for actuators and sensors
- Experience with high-speed data acquisition and processing
Electrical Engineering:

- Foundational understanding of MCU architectures and peripheral integration
- Solid knowledge in electrical engineering and DSP
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics and datasheets, along with proficiency in using lab equipment
### Expected Compensation

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is listed below.

California Hourly Flat Rate:

$35/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

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