Job brief: Materials Engineer

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• Listed on Neuralink's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $113,000 to $209,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States · Austin - ATX1 · South San Francisco - SSF
• Posted: 2026-05-06 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with explicit dynamics FEA (LS-DYNA, Abaqus/Explicit, or similar) - not static/modal only.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical testing (tensile testers, DMA, servo-hydraulic frames, or similar equipment).

Conditions

• We operate at the intersection of physical testing and computational modeling, closing the loop between experiment and simulation to drive design decisions.
• This person will build explicit dynamics FEA models, design and run physical tests, calibrate material models against experimental data, and validate predictions.
• Translate physical test data into constitutive model inputs: calibrate material cards, optimize parameters, and deliver validated simulation files.
• Experience correlating simulation to physical test data using quantitative metrics (CORA, force-displacement overlay, DIC contour comparison).

Main duties

• Build, refine, and validate explicit dynamics Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models (LS-DYNA, Abaqus/Explicit) to predict mechanical response under high-strai…
• Own the in-house mechanical testing pipeline end-to-end: design fixtures, prepare specimens, run tests (servo-hydraulic, drop tower, DIC), and correlate resu…
• Coordinate test projects (SHPB, DMA, abuse testing) and own data quality from external sources.
• Support cross-functional reliability programs including thermal modeling, RH/leak modeling, and accelerated lifetime testing as needed

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Austin, TX: $174k a year (130 listings, 14 employers). This listing is 8% lower.
• Across Neuralink's 81 open listings, 79% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Neuralink hires

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