Process Engineer

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, with operations expanding to Austin in the near future.

Job Description and Responsibilities:
As a Process Engineer and Shift Supervisor (second shift) at Neuralink, you will be responsible for supervising manufacturing for the second shift (6 pm to 2 am, Monday through Friday) and for contributing to process engineering work to improve yield, quality, and throughput of thin-film arrays.
You will be responsible for everything your shift does, or fails to do
. As such, you will be instrumental in ramping production and accelerating Neuralink's progress.

Note: Second shift schedule will be 6 pm to 2 am, Monday through Friday.
Additional responsibilities will include:

• Performing hands-on work to accelerate progress and keep manufacturing running throughout the shift
• Decision-making and guidance to technicians regarding all equipment and processes of manufacturing throughout shift
• Operating equipment such as ASML, photoresist spin coater, reactive ion etcher, e-beam evaporator, sputter physical vapor deposition system, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, wet processing stations, and more
• Creating and maintaining process and equipment documentation, including daily process logs and equipment logs
• Troubleshooting and maintaining equipment and equipment calibration and performance
• Strong coordination with first shift to understand manufacturing priorities prior to shift, and strong ability to document progress and challenges for a smooth start to the following shift
• Actively collecting data and visually detecting defects on production lines in a fast-paced environment
• Ensuring product quality and conformance to design requirements
• Keeping a clean, organized, and thoroughly-maintained cleanroom or workspace

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Sufficient experience with microfabrication process engineering to enable fast decision-making and guidance to shift technicians
• 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
• Ability to work 6 pm to 2 am Monday through Friday, ending on Saturday morning
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Solid understanding of basic physics and engineering fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, distill, and disseminate relevant technical information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing an operational team with the expectation to deliver a physical product or component
• 2+ years hands-on microfabrication process engineering experience

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 a cleanroom environment
• Ability to work 6 pm to 2 am, Monday through Friday

Expected Compensation:
The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also believe in aligning our employees' success with the company's long-term growth. As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees.

Base Salary Range:

$74,000—$123,000 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