Working for Neul

We expect there to be 50 billion connected Machine-to-Machine devices by 2020 – several per human on the planet – the majority of which will be connected wirelessly. This exciting industry, which could be bigger in both volume and total revenue than the mobile phone industry, is just beginning.

The proliferation of connected devices is a global imperative. As the world becomes ever more crowded, efficient use of resources – land, water, fuel, infrastructure, roads and even radio spectrum – becomes essential. We have to avoid a 'tragedy of the commons'.

This is true not only for the developed world; it is in developing economies where resources are perhaps most stretched and so it is essential to build-in efficiency from the start rather than merely adopting methods which are already becoming obsolete.

Neul provides the wireless network for these devices and applications which until now were not technically or commercially possible. This network can be used for so many applications that we have barely scratched the surface. For instance it provides the quality of service, coverage and capacity to schedule national road traffic to increase efficiency and reduce congestion, or provide an end to end smart energy grid (which is estimated to save £1Bn annually, and associated carbon emissions, in the UK alone).

These are just two of the myriad applications. As well as the existing applications for M2M, whole new industries will emerge to exploit our network and its unique possibilities. Come and help us develop and deploy this network.

Working for Neul represents a unique opportunity whatever stage you are at in your career. We are a young, dynamic company and are looking to recruit first class people with a broad range of skills and experience to contribute to our success. We welcome applications from new or recent graduates as well as experienced professionals.

Neul offers competitive salaries and a range of benefits including a company pension scheme and a share option scheme.

If you want to help make Neul the global leader in Machine-to-Machine communications please contact us quoting the references below and enclosing a current CV/resume.

Please note that all current vacancies are permanent positions and are based in our offices in Cambridge, UK. At this time, Neul is only considering direct applications from candidates; no agencies please. Neul is an equal opportunities employer.

Current vacancies – please click on the job title to apply

RF Electronics Engineer, Neul Inc – Ref: 842

We’re looking for a versatile and practical RF design engineer to contribute to a wide range of projects from development platforms to high-volume products. Excellent RF design skills are most important, encompassing specification, modelling, schematic entry and PCB layout. You should have a good understanding of RF performance measurement and analysis, design for EMC, and radio qualification and type approval. Experience in wideband UHF and 2.4-5GHz design, experience in digital or mixed signal design and familiarity with Altium Designer, Matlab and HFSS would all be beneficial. A degree in engineering or the physical sciences is preferred, though not essential.

Senior Applications Engineer, Neul Inc – Ref: 841

Job Description

Neul is creating the network ecosystem for the internet of everything. Our aim is to make it technically and economically viable for any device, whether medical, consumer or industrial, to have an always on wireless connection to the internet. Our networking system, based on newly released, unlicensed whitespace radio spectrum and highly scalable, cloud software technology, slashes the cost, power consumption and complexity of connecting devices to the internet, making this vision a reality.

Neul is investing to establish a US office in the San Francisco Bay Area. As part of this expansion we are looking for a Senior Applications Engineer to establish and lead the applications engineering and support function in Neul Inc. The successful candidate will be based in the Bay Area and will report into the VP of North America.

Personal Qualities and Team Dynamics

Neul has 40 employees today and is growing rapidly. The new hire will thrive in this kind of a fast moving start-up environment. They will have a powerful entrepreneurial drive and the ability to shine, impress and therefore help lead a young, dynamic, growing technology company.

Working within a smaller organisation also implies being able to operate on his / her own without the support structure normally found in larger companies. In fact, he or she should enjoy working in a small organisation, helping to win contracts and build relationships with much larger entities.

The successful candidate will be a high energy self-starter, willing to travel often to customer sites in North America and beyond. They will have a proven ability and desire to assist with sales, install new products, provide trouble shooting and to co ordinate solutions to technical problems encountered.

Required Experience

We are looking for a talented applications engineer with proven ability to work with customers to deliver complex technology integration projects. They will have served at least 2-3 years in a similar applications engineering role, probably within a Wireless Equipment, Cloud Software, Telecommunications Infrastructure or Wireless Systems-on-Silicon company.

They are very likely to have the following:

  • Experience customising and supporting software running on customer platforms and environments
  • Experience supporting radio technology products, including network roll outs, for example military, cellular or fixed broadband
  • Thorough understanding of radio communications standards and protocols
  • Some familiarity with RF debugging an advantage. For example use of spectrum analysers.
  • Thorough understanding of TCP/IP and related networking protocols and troubleshooting with tools such as wireshark.
  • Familiarity with low level hardware interfaces such as UART, I2C and Ethernet
  • Ability to create custom drivers in embedded C

They may also have:

  • C# and .net experience
  • Familiarity with working in an environment where use of revision control and defect tracking systems is required
  • Some familiarity with web design
  • Some familiarity with Android and iOS application development

Education

The successful candidate will have a degree from a well respected higher education institution in physics, electronics, maths or similar scientific or software related discipline. There is no requirement for a higher degree or an MBA.

Location and Travel Requirements

The successful candidate will be based at Neul Inc in the San Francisco Bay Area. They will be responsible for supporting customers across the US so must be prepared for up to 50% US travel.

During their induction and training they will much of their time working alongside the Neul development engineers, who are based in Cambridge UK. Thereafter travel to the UK approximately one week every calendar quarter is likely.

Remuneration

  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus against a mixture of design win, company and personal objectives
  • Performance linked share option plan
  • Healthcare plan
  • 401(k) Savings plan

Database / Web developer – Ref: 829

Neul uses cloud-based servers as part of its solution. We’re after somebody with the potential to join the software team and help us develop and deploy software that uses many of the most recent Microsoft technologies. Aptitudes of the successful candidate may include:

  • Object-oriented Java and C# experience
  • Writing SQL, preferably MS-SQL
  • Managing database servers, preferably Azure-hosted databases
  • Database Schema design
  • Developing and deploying Azure-based solutions, including debugging, testing and logging
  • In-depth knowledge of Web protocols and languages, including HTTP, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript (inc. jQuery), AJAX techniques, REST-style APIs, DNS etc.
  • Web frameworks, preferably ASP.Net MVC
  • Configuring and monitoring remote servers
  • RPC-type protocols, preferably WCF
  • Web security, including x509 certificates, and SSL/TLS

Software Engineer – Ref: 828

Neul is designing the next generation of M2M networks using software-defined radios and cloud services. We’re after somebody with the potential to join the software team and help us develop and deploy protocol and network software that uses many of the most recent Microsoft technologies. Aptitudes of the successful candidate may include:

  • C# and .net experience
  • Experience in network or radio communications standards and protocols
  • A background in solving difficult problems in constrained environments
  • Experience with distributed and cloud-hosted systems.
  • An ability to work flexibly across different layers of the system ranging from embedded hardware to web-development.

Electronics Engineer – Ref: 825

Neul undertakes a range of board-level and system-level electronics design work encompassing development platforms, product prototypes and fully-featured products for volume manufacture. We're looking for an enthusiastic and versatile engineer to assist in this work. You'll have an excellent theoretical understanding of electronics design together with good practical skills and an ability to tackle new technical problems which might fall outside your main speciality. A good BEng/BSc in engineering or the physical sciences is essential. Exceptional new graduates with substantial hands-on experience gained through project work or hobby electronics will be considered. Experience in some or all of the following areas will be advantageous:

  • High-speed digital design
  • FPGA based systems
  • Power supplies and distribution
  • Mixed-signal PCB design
  • DFM
  • DFT
  • Thermal and mechanical design
  • Regulatory approvals.

Analogue IC Architect – Ref: 824

Neul is looking for an analogue IC architect with experience in the management and design of chip level sub-systems as well as experience in the design of low power analogue and RF circuits. As a small team, we wish to recruit self-motivated people who enjoy the challenge of solving complex problems. Experience of top level IC implementation and tape-out procedures is required. Some of the analogue design areas in which we are currently working include:

  • LO generation
  • RF transceiver design
  • Data converters
  • Power management and chip infrastructure

Neul will consider applications from both experienced engineers and more junior engineers with the motivation to increase their design knowledge.

Analogue IC Designers - Ref: 819

Neul is looking for analogue IC designers with experience in the design of low power analogue and RF circuits. As a small team, we wish to recruit self-motivated people who enjoy the challenge of solving complex problems. Experience in the design of lower power, high performance RF circuits would be an advantage. Some of the analogue design areas in which we are currently working include:

  • LO generation
  • RF transceiver design
  • Data converters
  • Power management and chip infrastructure

Neul will consider applications from both experienced engineers and more junior engineers with the motivation to increase their design knowledge.

Software Developers - Ref: 820

Our ideal candidates will possess experience in wireless communications systems and protocols with a proven ability to work on aspects ranging from 'bare-metal' embedded systems through to high-level application development in C#. As a small team we value versatility, imagination and persistence and a willingness to get stuck in to the problem at hand, even when it crosses the boundaries between hardware and software. Some of the areas in which we are currently working are as follows:

  • Definition and modelling of low-level air protocols
  • Radio firmware
  • Modelling of large-scale system behaviour
  • Server and database architecture

Digital Designers – Ref: 817

Neul is looking for talented digital designers preferably with experience of wireless communication systems and protocols. As a small team, we value self-motivated people who have the ability to solve complex problems. Experience in low level software and/or DSP algorithm implementation would be an advantage. Some of the digital design areas in which we are currently working include:

  • Implementation of PHY layer algorithms and protocols
  • Implementation of MAC layer protocols
  • Integration of processor sub-systems and related peripherals

DSP Algorithm Developers – Ref: 818

Our ideal candidates will be experienced in defining and simulating communications algorithms. As a small team, we wish to recruit self-motivated people who enjoy the challenge of solving complex problems. Experience in digital implementation of DSP algorithms would be an advantage. Some of the DSP areas in which we are currently working include:

  • Definition of modulation, equalisation and error correction schemes
  • Simulation of performance of communications systems using Matlab
  • Implementation of DSP communications algorithms in software and hardware

Graduate Recruitment – Ref: 816

Neul is looking for new or recent engineering, maths or physics graduates who can demonstrate a very high level of ability and enthusiasm and who wish to develop their skills in mathematical modelling, digital design, DSP algorithm development or embedded software. Some knowledge of radio propagation or communication systems algorithms or protocols would be an advantage but is not essential.

This role offers the opportunity for recent graduates to gain considerable knowledge and experience within a small, highly experienced and entrepreneurial team while working on exciting and challenging technologies.