Quantum Hardware Internship — Cambridge (Hybrid)

Riverlane; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Job summary

Riverlane is offering a Hardware Engineering Internship 2027 in Cambridge, UK, for 10–12 weeks. You will work with experienced engineers and researchers, contributing to FPGA-related efforts and quantum error correction projects.

The role supports current students in technical fields and provides supervision and a meaningful project to showcase at the end of the internship. You will gain hands-on experience across hardware and software integration, with opportunities to contribute to open-source

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python
• Solid understanding of low-level computer architecture
• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and work well in a team
• Willingness to learn about FPGA development and quantum computing

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to evaluate architectural optimisations
• Enhance the decoder architecture for speed and flexibility
• Explore design approaches and assess their benefits
• Contribute to design decisions balancing performance and resources
• Communicate work clearly through discussions and documentation
• Develop understanding of FPGA development and quantum computing

Skills

Python

Low-level architecture

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Riverlane is offering a Hardware Engineering Internship 2027 in Cambridge, UK, for 10–12 weeks. You will work with experienced engineers and researchers, contributing to FPGA-related efforts and quantum error correction projects.

The role supports current students in technical fields and provides supervision and a meaningful project to showcase at the end of the internship. You will gain hands-on experience across hardware and software integration, with opportunities to contribute to open-source