Neuralink
Optical Engineer
$86K–$143K
Austin, Texas, United States +4 · Full-time · Posted Mar 14, 2025
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Austin, Texas, United States
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of optical engineering experience; 2+ years simulating and designing optics in Zemax or equivalent software.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science or higher-level degree in Physics, Optical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
About the job
Develop, test, and maintain custom optical imaging and laser systems for Neuralink’s surgical robot and consumables-manufacturing equipment.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, prototype, and implement optical imaging and laser systems.
- Test, verify, and maintain robot vision systems, optics consumables, and beam-scanning instruments.
- Develop image acquisition and processing software, research imaging technologies, and prepare documentation and SOPs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Physics, Optical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- 3+ years of optical engineering experience.
- 2+ years simulating and designing optics in Zemax or equivalent software.
- Practical experience designing, testing, and reliability hardening optical systems; basic computer skills and proficiency in Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail.
Nice to have
- Experience designing and testing in-vivo imaging systems or handling high-power laser instruments.
- Basic understanding of laser interferometry or optical coherence tomography; hands-on optical fiber fabrication, termination, and splicing; or software engineering experience developing instrument-testing scripts.
Pay
$86,000 — $143,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Zemax, Google Docs, Google Drive, Gmail
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