Microfabrication Technician

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:

The Microfabrication Team, a division of the Brain Interfaces Hardware Department, designs, manufactures, and verifies the thin-film microelectrode array that records and relays neural signals to the body of the implant. The team operates at an in-house cleanroom facility in Fremont.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Microfabrication Technician at Neuralink, you will be responsible for the production of our microelectrode arrays, collaborating with engineers to maintain equipment and processes within specification, and working to improve array quality and throughput. As such, you will be instrumental in ramping production and accelerating Neuralink’s progress. Additional responsibilities will include:

Operating equipment such as ASML, mask aligner, photoresist spin coater, reactive ion etcher, e-beam evaporator, sputter physical vapor deposition system, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and wet processing stations

Troubleshooting and maintaining equipment calibration and performance

Creating and maintaining process documentation and equipment documentation, including daily process logs and equipment logs

Actively collecting data and visually detecting defects on production lines in a fast-paced environment

Assisting in data analysis of throughput, quality, and repeatability of manufacturing processes

Ensuring product quality and conformance to design requirements

Collaborating with engineers to refine, troubleshoot, and improve processes while maintaining or enhancing product quality and yield

Keeping a clean, organized, and thoroughly maintained cleanroom or workspace

Testing the finished thin-film arrays to ensure that they meet the required specifications or standards.

Required Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent

Excellent verbal and written communication

Resourceful, flexible, and adaptable; no task is too big or too small

Strong self-discipline and organizational skills

Ability to work in a medical device regulatory environment

Ability to thrive in a dynamic and constantly changing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of hands-on experience working in a cleanroom where precision is critical

Experience with design software such as K-Layout, L-Edit and Solidworks

Solid understanding of basic physics and engineering fundamentals

Demonstrated ability to interpret, distill, and disseminate relevant technical information

Additional Requirements and Competencies:

Ability to travel to and work at other manufacturing locations such as Austin, Texas

Ability to lift and transfer up to 25 pounds

Ability to spend long periods standing and walking within the cleanroom

Expected Compensation:

At Neuralink, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated hourly rate for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

California Hourly Rate: $27/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