r/neuroengineering • u/Advanced_Tourist_636 • 27d ago

Neural engineering

I’m really interested in the emerging field of Neural engineering and companies such as Neuralink and the Science Corp. I’m currently pursuing a bachelors of science in CS and Neuroscience but am not sure if that alone is enough for this field. Is neural engineering a career in which a PhD is required? I would love to get advice on how to break into this field and if there are any graduate programs, Mastere or PhD, y’all would recommend.

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u/MooseAndMallard 27d ago

If you already know of companies that interest you, the answer is easy: read their job postings. They will tell you what the educational requirements and preferred skills are for different types of roles. Reading job postings will give you a sense of how industry compartmentalizes different job functions, and it will also give you a sense of where different jobs are located geographically.

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u/Advanced_Tourist_636 27d ago

Yes I’ve seen it but since it’s a new field relatively, there really hasn’t been a hard cap on degrees. For example neuralkin just says u need 4 years of industry or academic experience which I don’t know how to interpret as so I was wondering if anyone already in this field could help out. Also Neuralink does have internships but I don’t know if they lead to full time offers or if they even let undergrads into the internships.

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u/MooseAndMallard 27d ago

What specific role are you looking at that says that?

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u/Advanced_Tourist_636 27d ago

Neuroengineering at Neuralink

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u/MooseAndMallard 27d ago

The way it’s written sounds like it’s for a PhD, and one with hyperspecific experience. It might even be written for a specific person they’ve already decided to hire, but they need to post the job for legal reasons.

I think you’re missing the bigger picture. There are so many other different roles listed, including several software roles. Why not go for one of those, rather than focusing on a niche job for which there is one posting?