Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Implant Embedded Systems

# Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Implant Embedded Systems South San Francisco, CA188 days left, closes Tue, March 30, 2027

University students (4-year) and Recent graduates### The role Compensation $35 per hour Hours
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Term Year-Round Location South  San Francisco, CATeamBrain Interfaces Embedded Systems Apply byTue, March 30, 2027### About this internship

Neuralink is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer Intern on its Brain Interfaces Embedded Systems team, which owns the safety-critical firmware inside the implant. The role is listed in South San Francisco and Austin.

Firmware is the kernel of operation for the implant, and this team determines and builds the features that decide what the device can do. You will contribute bare-metal firmware in C, work with chip designers, electrical engineers and algorithms engineers on a small agile team, and help with improvements that reduce latency and increase battery life, reliability and safety, all inside tight power, radio and thermal constraints.

Pay: a California hourly flat rate of $35. Interns get medical, dental and vision coverage, paid holidays, commuter benefits and meals; equity, 401(k), parental leave and flexible time off are for full-time employees.

Who it is for: this is pitched at experienced, hands-on engineers. Neuralink requires two or more years of embedded systems experience, proficiency in C, C++ and Python, knowledge of MCU architectures and tool chains, comfort reading schematics and datasheets, strong EE and DSP fundamentals, and hardware and software debugging with lab equipment. ARM cores, safety-critical systems, FPGA, RF and BLE stacks, and embedded security are all preferred.

A senior undergraduate or graduate student with serious embedded experience is the realistic fit.### What you get Medical, dental and vision (PPO), paid holidays, commuter benefits, meals provided### Requirements
* 2 or more 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
* Strong EE and DSP fundamentals
* Hardware and software debugging skills with lab equipment### Preferred qualifications
* Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores
* Experience with safety-critical systems
* FPGA development and testing
* RF, BLE and TCP/IP stacks from an embedded perspective
* Applied cryptography and embedded systems security