Job Description
Job Description
About Synchron
Synchron’s vision is to build non-surgical brain–computer interfaces at global scale that protect the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and autonomy. Our first mission is to develop motor decoders that restore the ability of 15 million people with paralysis to interact with the digital world. Our second mission is to develop whole-brain cognitive decoders that enable hundreds of millions of people with cognitive decline to preserve and expand their agency as cognition changes over time. In pursuing these goals, we aim not only to help humans flourish, but also to drive fundamental discoveries in human intelligence. Our team operates at the intersection of healthcare and technology, translating breakthrough research into real-world, safety-critical systems.
Electrical Engineer
Location: San Diego (In-Office Full Time)
Job Description:
Synchron is building a next-generation brain-computer interface platform that sits at the frontier of neuroscience and bioelectronics. This novel implanted device is designed to restore independence for people with paralysis while also unlocking entirely new possibilities for neuroscience research. We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer who wants to help turn breakthrough science into real-world impact.
This is not a narrow or siloed role. As a generalist Electrical Engineer at Synchron, you’ll work across the full hardware stack of an implantable BCI system, from early prototyping and system architecture to verification, manufacturing builds, and clinical-grade validation. You’ll be hands-on in the lab, solving complex mixed-signal challenges, bringing up systems, building test infrastructure, and driving hardware performance in a system that operates inside the human body. You’ll work with experts outside of engineering, such as physicians and neuroscientists.
A major focus of this role is owning system-level testing and validation: designing the frameworks, fixtures, software, and processes that ensure our platform is safe, reliable, and scalable. You’ll also work closely with manufacturing and technology partners, helping translate cutting-edge designs into robust, production-ready hardware.
If you’re motivated by solving deep technical challenges, thrive in fast-moving environments, and want your work to directly enable breakthroughs in neuroscience and patient care, this role offers the chance to help define the future of implantable neural interfaces.
Key Responsibilities:
Electrical & Systems Engineering
- Contribute to the design and development of medical systems (mixed-signal, low-power, high-reliability designs).
- Support system bring up and integration.
- Debug complex system-level issues spanning firmware, hardware, and signal integrity.
- Collaborate closely with firmware, mechanical, systems, and clinical teams to ensure robust integration.
Test & Verification
- Develop and execute verification and validation (V&V) test plans for medical devices.
- Design and build custom test setups, fixtures, and automated test infrastructure.
- Define system-level performance metrics and ensure traceability to product requirements.
- Analyze test data, root-cause failures, and drive corrective actions.
- Support design verification, reliability testing, and regulatory submissions.
Vendor & Manufacturing Collaboration
- Serve as a technical interface with key component vendors.
- Review vendor documentation, DFM feedback, and qualification data.
- Support prototype builds and manufacturing issue resolution.
- Drive design with an emphasis on reliability, biocompatibility, lifecycle, and supply chain robustness.
- Participate in vendor audits and technical reviews as needed.
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in hardware development (medical device experience strongly preferred).
- Demonstrated ownership of PCB designs from concept through validation working in Altium Designer.
- Strong fundamentals in mixed-signal electronics (analog + digital).
- Experience with board bring-up, debugging, and lab instrumentation, with specific focus on communications and power systems performance characterization.
- Familiarity with a variety of reliable communication protocols
- Experience developing and executing hardware and software test plans.
- Comfortable working across disciplines in a fast-paced, startup environment.
- Experience working in regulated or high-reliability product environments.
- Strong documentation skills (design history files, test reports, requirement traceability).
- Up to 25% travel including international.
Preferred
- Experience with implantable or wearable medical devices.
- Familiarity with IEC 60601, ISO 13485, and regulated design controls.
- Experience with low-power design and high-channel-count signal acquisition systems.
- Experience developing software (C/C++ and Python strongly preferred).
- Exposure to reliability, accelerated life testing, or environmental testing.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and overseas vendors.
Compensation:
Base salary in San Diego for this role should be $120,000-$160,000.
Visa Sponsorship
We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.
Benefits (for W-2, full-time, exempt employees in the US only) ***Intern positions not eligible
- Subsidized medical and dental insurance coverage for you and your dependent(s)
- Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability
- 401k
- Discretionary unlimited PTO
- Flexible Spending Account for you and your dependent(s), with eligible plan elections
- Commuter benefits for NY employees
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Synchron is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Join Us
At Synchron, you will be part of a transformative mission and you will work alongside driven people who believe in the power of collaboration and innovation to make a lasting impact. If you are excited to stretch your skills and contribute to something meaningful, apply and now and build the future with us.