Drimva

Neuralink

Software Engineer Intern, Robotics

Austin, Texas, United States +3 · Internship · Posted Jan 14, 2025

Location
Austin, Texas, United States
South San Francisco, California, United States
Austin, Texas, United States
South San Francisco, California, United States

About the job

Develop and validate safety-critical software for a surgical robot used to support implantation of Neuralink’s N1 device.

What you'll do

  • Develop safety-critical, surgery-ready robot software and verify it on the actual robot.
  • Own a robot-functionality project from design through implementation, with team guidance.
  • Troubleshoot robot-operation problems and collaborate across engineering disciplines.

What they ask for

  • Evidence of exceptional ability in engineering or computer science.
  • Experience writing performant applications in a system language such as C, C++, or Rust.
  • Ability to work on mission-critical and safety-critical systems.
  • Strong bias for action and first-principles thinking.

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with robotics or high-reliability systems.
  • Experience with Linux, computer vision, kinematics and motion planning, medical robots, or high-precision environments.

Pay

$35/hr USD (hourly rate; California individuals only)

Tools

C, C++, Rust, Linux

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