Job brief: Dimensional Quality Engineer, Metrology

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Neuralink's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Neuralink's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $71,000 to $191,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States · Austin - ATX1 · South San Francisco - SSF
• Posted: 2026-09-03 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.

Must have

• You will own programming, fixturing, and reporting on our CMM fleet, stand up a real Incoming Quality Control (IQC) workflow for purchased parts, provide first-article and in-proc…
• Author and own the CMM operator training curriculum; certify additional operators across machinists, technicians, and interested engineers so we are never single-threaded on one p…
• 3+ years (mid) or 7+ years (senior) of hands-on CMM experience on bridge CMMs and portable arms in a production or precision-manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated history of training other operators, writing SOPs / work instructions, and building certification programs.

Conditions

• Willingness to travel up to 10–25% between our Austin, TX and South San Francisco, CA sites.

Main duties

• Own CMM programming, fixturing, calibration, and measurement uncertainty for Neuralink's bridge CMM, optical CMM, and portable arm fleet (Zeiss / Hexagon / R…
• Build the IQC workflow for purchased parts: Sample plans, AS9102 / first-article review, independent CMM verification of critical features, and a clean NCR l…
• Partner with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supplier Quality on tolerance stack-ups, datum strategy, fixture design, and capability studies …
• Maintain calibration, traceability, and gage R&R for measurement equipment;
• help mature our quality system toward audit-ready (ISO 13485 / FDA QSR) standards.

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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 25% lower.
• Across Neuralink's 80 open listings, 78% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Neuralink hires

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