About the job
About Neuralink:
At Neuralink, we are pioneering groundbreaking technologies that facilitate a two-way communication interface with the human brain. Our innovative devices aim to restore movement to individuals with paralysis, reinstate vision for the blind, and transform the way humans engage with the digital landscape.
Team Overview:
The Brain Interfaces Soc Department is at the forefront of developing chip architecture and silicon implementations for neural recording and stimulation systems-on-chip (SoCs) tailored for high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces. Our team consists of highly skilled engineers dedicated to pushing the limits of current technology and shaping the future of human-machine interaction.
Role Overview:
We are in search of proactive and inventive engineering interns passionate about next-generation chip design. You will work with advanced architectures and hardware accelerators with the objective of maximizing energy efficiency, information entropy, and scalability of our wireless brain-computer interfaces, striving for the pinnacle of silicon technology capabilities. Ideal candidates are those who thrive on building innovative solutions, possess strong analytical skills, and are enthusiastic about solving complex challenges.
As a Digital IC Design Engineer Intern, your key responsibilities will include:
- Micro-architecture design and RTL implementation of:
- Low-power digital signal processors
- Low-power general-purpose hardware accelerators
- Low-power graphics processing units
- Low-power radio MAC/PHY
- Low-power serial link MAC/PHY
- Collaborating with firmware engineers to design and implement hardware/software interfaces
- Optimizing application-specific architecture through:
- Complex system modeling for energy and performance benchmarks
- Workload analysis and modeling
- Balancing design trade-offs with process technology and workload types
- Enhancing energy efficiency and performance amidst manufacturing process variations
- Conducting complex system-on-chip verification including:
- Behavioral level modeling and equivalence checks
- FPGA emulation
- Analog mixed-signal co-simulation
- Design for testability
- Collaborating on silicon bring-up and debugging activities.

