Senior Field Application Engineer, Digital Design (Europe)

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid 

Salary: £62,000 to £80,000 DOE  + Bonus + Benefits  

The salary range for this role is broad, as we are able to consider varying levels of experience.  Any offer made will carefully take into account level of experience (including relevant industry experience), transferable relevant skills and previous relevant achievements.

We will also consider part-time applications for this role. Please indicate your preferred working schedule in your cover letter.  

About us 

Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved.  Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion.  

Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.  

About the role  

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Field Application Engineer (FAE) with a strong background in digital design to successfully lead the installation and integration of Riverlane’s quantum error correction stack (Deltaflow) into our partners and customers hardware.   

We are looking for a technically driven and customer-oriented Field Application Engineer with a strong background in FPGA design to support customer installations, bring-up, and design flow integration.  Working with our customers across the UK and Europe, you will work directly with internal and external engineering and scientific teams to ensure the successful deployment and optimisation of our FPGA-based system - from design flow setup to debugging and performance tuning. 

As a Senior FAE - Digital Design, you will help integrate our multi-FPGA, low-latency, high throughput system that needs to perform complex operations, in a predictable and guaranteed way.  You will also use your knowledge and expertise to support more junior engineers, interact with software and identify novel solutions to our challenging problems. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Riverlane’s customer enablement team and play a pivotal role in enabling key quantum hardware companies with QEC capability.  This team is a mix of physicists, software engineers and hardware engineers, working together on a range of exciting and cutting-edge projects.     

Our mission is exciting, but complex.  It requires teams with a wide range of skills and perspectives, that communicate well and collaborate effectively to achieve truly innovative solutions.  You will thrive in an environment where knowledge sharing and continuous learning are the norm.  We are moving fast in a brand new market, where requirements can change quickly as the technology evolves, so the ability to adapt is critical.   

What you will do  

As Senior Field Application Engineer – Digital Design, you will:   

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• Leverage your expertise on FPGA platforms (e.g. AMD/Xilinx MPSoCs/RFSoCs, Altera Stratix 7 or Stratix 10), and associated IP integration workflows to our customers and scientists. 
  

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• Drive the integration of our solution into our customers’ existing systems, leading on-site and remote customer support 
  

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• Guide customers through RTL-based design, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, and bitstream generation 
  

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• Provide technical support, reference designs, and custom example projects to support customer ramp-up 
  

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• Work on customisations of our RTL to meet the needs of early-customers/prototypes. 
  

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• Act as the technical bridge between customers and internal engineering teams, ensuring that field feedback helps shape product improvements 
  

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• Collaborate with Business Development to support pre-sales technical evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and customer benchmarks 
  

In performing the above, you will (often from scratch) design, modify or integrate novel IPs and develop tests, collaborating closely with our software, verification and testing experts to deliver an outstanding product.     

What we need  

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• Experience with state-of-the-art AMD/Xilinx FPGA platforms 
  

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• Proven professional experience in at least one of the following areas:    
  

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  • Architecture of System on Chip solutions, with at least one CPU and custom accelerators;  
    
  
  

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  • High-speed interfaces (preference for transceiver-based interfaces);  
    
  
  

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  • Large-scale, complex systems on FPGA 
    
  
  

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• Proven capability to test, debug and improve complex systems, both in the field and remotely   
  

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• Ability to convert product requirements into technical specifications to document and share your work   
  

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• Desire and ability to support customers with the installation  
  

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• Ability and willingness to travel to customer sites within the UK and Europe (around 20%) 
  

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• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team   
  

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• A curious nature and a passion for learning and continuous improvement 
  

What can you expect from us 

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• A comprehensive benefits package that includes an annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and a contributory pension scheme  
  

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• Equity, so that our team can share in the long-term success of Riverlane  
  

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• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave  
  

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• A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics and maths) and over 20 different nationalities  
  

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• A learning environment that encourages individual, team and company growth and development, including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets 
  

How to apply 

Please upload a CV and covering letter by clicking 'Apply'. Your covering letter should explain why you are applying for the job and what skills and experience you can bring to the role. 

We review CVs as we receive them and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match. We do not use closing dates. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this role. 

If you have any queries, please contact jobs@riverlane.com. 

Everyone is welcome at Riverlane. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from eligible and suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity. 

Women and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a role unless they meet all or nearly all of the requirements.  If this applies to you, we still encourage you to apply - you may be a great fit, even if you don’t meet every single qualification. We’d love to hear from you. 

If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know. We will be happy to help. 

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