Applications Engineer On-site

Raspberry Pi Foundation; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contributions

Life assurance

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Raspberry Pi Foundation in Cambridge is seeking a versatile Applications Engineer to act as a lead technical contact for industrial customers. This role involves supporting customers in integrating Raspberry Pi Compute Modules into their products and translating complex technical information into clear guides.

The ideal candidate will have industry experience in engineering roles, excellent communication skills, and a degree in a relevant field. Benefits include employer pension contributions, life assurance, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven industry experience in a multidisciplinary engineering role.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive approach to troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead technical contact for customers.
• Assist customers with software-level hurdles.
• Translate complex technical information into accessible documents.
• Take a hands-on approach to diagnose issues.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Debugging software integration

Customer engagement

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Job description

At Raspberry Pi, we are proud to foster an environment where those who work with us can do what they love and do it well. By joining Raspberry Pi, you’ll be adding to a lean and passionate team dedicated to democratising technology and providing affordable access to computing tools to people across the globe.

We are looking for a versatile Applications Engineer to join our hardware team. This role is for a technical all-rounder; the successful candidate will be the primary technical partner for our industrial customers, helping them navigate the entire journey of integrating Raspberry Pi Compute Modules and silicon into their commercial products.

The successful candidate will be:

• Able to move between various projects and customers
• Able to explain technical constraints clearly and professionally, acting as a trusted adviser
• Unafraid to dive into an unfamiliar part of the stack to help a customer
• Competent in schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium, KiCad, or similar), with a solid understanding of design rules and board bring-up
• Comfortable working with software environments to help customers implement and test Raspberry Pi silicon
• Confident using standard bench equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers) and performing SMT soldering/rework when prototypes need modification

About Raspberry Pi

Founded as a charity in 2008 and selling its first computer in 2012, Raspberry Pi today comprises two separate organisations operating in two locations:

• At Raspberry Pi Ltd, we build best-selling computers, microcontrollers, and supporting software for industrial and embedded customers and home users worldwide
• The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charitable enterprise dedicated to enabling all young people to realise their full potential through computing

Key responsibilities

We are looking for someone to perform the following tasks:

• Act as the lead technical contact for customers, providing end-to-end support from initial concept through to mass production
• Assist customers with software-level hurdles, helping them integrate our silicon into their unique software environments and form factors
• Translate complex technical information into clear and accessible application notes, white papers, and guides for the wider industrial community
• Take a hands-on approach, whether that’s using bench equipment to diagnose a hardware failure or debugging a software integration issue

Requirements and skills

Raspberry Pi values pragmatic, independent thinkers who are comfortable engaging with external customers and partners, as well as internal stakeholders at all levels of seniority. We operate in a highly collaborative work environment, and the successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

In addition, candidates should have:

• Proven industry experience in a multidisciplinary engineering role (Applications, Field Applications, or Systems Engineering)
• A degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical industry experience
• A proactive approach to troubleshooting; someone who is energised by helping others succeed and seeing a customer’s product reach the market

We also offer the following benefits:

• Employer pension contributions of 8% when the employee contributes 4% of their gross salary into the salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance of 4x base salary
• Income protection of 75% of base salary in the event of critical illness, commencing after 13 weeks of long-term illness or absence from work
• Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
• Access to our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, subject to eligibility