Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Implant… at Neuralink · Fremont

Summary: Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain, aiming to restore movement to the paralyzed and sight to the blind. The Embedded Software Engineer Intern will work with a team to develop high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for brain-computer interfaces, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to impactful projects. Responsibilities: - Building on your ability to work cross functionally, working with engineers who deliver safety-critical systems while considering power, radio, and thermal requirements - Gaining an understanding of delivering products and/or core features from planning and design to execution and testing - Growing your fundamental understanding of hardware while contributing to bare-metal firmware in C - Contributing to codebase organization, prioritizing modular formats that allow for elegant hardware bifurcation in the field - Developing the ability to contribute to system improvements that decrease latency and increase battery life, reliability, and safety Required Qualifications: - 2+ years of experience with embedded systems - Proficient in C/C++, and Python - Knowledge of MCU architectures, peripherals, and development environments - Comfortable reading electrical schematics and datasheets - Deep knowledge of the embedded toolchains and workflow - Strong EE & DSP fundamentals - HW/SW debugging skills with lab equipment Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores - Experience with safety-critical systems - Experience with FPGA development and testing - Experience with RF, BLE, and TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective - Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security Required Skills: Embedded systems experience, C/C++ proficiency, MCU architectures knowledge Important Skills: Python proficiency, Embedded toolchains knowledge, HW/SW debugging skills Nice-to-Have Skills: Electrical schematics reading, Safety-critical systems experience, FPGA development experience, Applied cryptography experience Benefits: 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