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Neuralink

Digital Verification Engineer

South San Francisco, California, United States

Location
South San Francisco, California, United States
Work
Not stated
Employment
Full-time
Level
Mid level
Function
Engineering
Pay
$131K – $243K a year
Posted
3 months ago

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The top of this role’s range, $243K a year, is 43% above the median of $170K for mid level engineering jobs in South San Francisco (middle half $143K – $220K, 17 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

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.

Job Description & Responsibilities

We are looking for ASIC Design Verification Engineers with strong CPU, ASIC design and verification fundamentals to work in Neuralink’s System-on-Chip (SoC) department under the Implant Team. This position offers a rare and unique opportunity to have a high impact in realizing state-of-the-art brain-computer interfaces. The team delivers architecture and logic implementation of digital modules with a strong focus in high-throughput low-power digital signal processing (DSP) . We have crafted a team of exceptional engineers whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the future.

Required qualifications:

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in digital ASIC verification.
  • Excellence in SystemVerilog.
  • Experience in developing automation flow and scripts such as Python, Perl, Makefile, Tcl and UNIX shell
  • Experience with code coverage and regression setup.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field OR equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience working on complex digital systems from architecture, microarchitecture, RTL, verification and physical design using industry standard tools.
  • Experience on building test benches, testing, and debugging for a complex system-on-chip.
  • Experience in formal verification.
  • Functional modeling experience and logic verification with SystemVerilog, SystemC/C++.
  • Experience with IEEE-1801 (UPF) based design simulation flows
  • Experience with low power gate level simulations
  • Exposure with low power formal verification flows
  • Strong hands-on experience in verification methodologies such as UVM
  • Knowledge of ARM/RISC-V processor, AMBA bus
  • Knowledge of power aware verification
  • Experience with FPGA/emulation
  • Experience with lab system bring up, writing diagnostic, and lab debugging

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:

$131,000—$243,000 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

Source

Posted by Neuralink on their own hiring page, boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:00 UTC; the original is the reference.

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