Field Application Engineer (EMEA)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within IAR to work with our world-leading security products. We are looking for a flexible, ambitious, execution-focused team player to join us as a Field Application Engineer (EMEA). This opening will specifically suit someone experienced with developing embedded software using microcontroller devices at a “bare metal” level where performance and memory constraints are essential to ensure product success. Expect your skills and knowledge of processor boot up, kernels, low-level operating systems, embedded security, and IOT security to be enhanced in this role.

Job Description

We are looking for an application engineer to take responsibility for technical activities for customers & partners across EMEA. In this role you will be responsible for introducing our technology’s value to potential customers as well as providing high quality pre and post sales technical support to new and existing customers.

As a technical leader within the embedded security commercial team your duties will include but are not limited to:

Customer orientated Field Application Engineering support of our Security Products

Gaining a full understanding of the existing product offering.
Support of regional sales team
Tailoring of technical marketing materials for potential customer opportunities
Technical engagements with engineering development teams
Standard and customised product demonstration to both customers and partners.
Identification and engagement with the IAR development teams of potential future technical requirements, activities and defects.

Post sales Technical Support of Security Products

Support the customer training and use of our Security products using both IAR and third party tool chains.
Development of security implementations & protection profiles to enable customers to start using the product rapidly.
Resolution of specific security requirements from high assurance to pragmatic implementations based on time-to-market, implementation cost, and device impact
Secure supply chain programming & provisioning

Communication and support with global commercial team
Creation of technical marketing and training material
Delivery of technical seminars, webinars & training
Enablement of programming and provisioning partners

You will be working with other commercial and technical team members, global tier-1 silicon partners, and a wide array of Fortune 500 technology companies. This role will require a combination of technical expertise and emotional intelligence to assist our customers in developing solutions which work on a range of devices with advanced technologies alongside our global silicon vendor partners. Post pandemic there is expected to be travel within the EMEA region to visit customer opportunities and liaise with team members in Sweden and elsewhere.

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Location: Although desirable that you are based in Cambridge, it is more important that you are able to travel within Europe and the UK, and spend time face to face with the Security Development team in Cambridge to understand the products.

Required Skills

Degree in a relevant area such as Software Engineering, Computer Science or Electronic Engineering.
Ability to organize, prioritize and work to tight deadlines or under pressure
Display initiative and problem-solving ability
Excellent presentation skills.
Experience embedded systems development at a “bare metal” level primarily within C/C++
Experience in using a variety of microcontrollers, such as those based on Arm Cortex-M, RISC-V architectures, or Renesas RX devices.
The ability to digest low-level device data sheets for software operation on high performance data engines and secure enclaves
The ability to communicate design concepts to peers, senior management and customers through design documents, user guides and application notes.
Curiosity, Inquisitiveness and drive to learn new skills and techniques in the development of embedded systems.

Desired Skills

Experience in developing, testing, and porting software that implements system boot and initialisation.
Experience in bringing embedded systems to volume production.
Some basic understanding of embedded security and IoT security principles
Securing of debug and application domains within embedded systems.
Experience of writing embedded applications implemented around an RTOS / kernels.
Experience of developing and improving processes to lift the productivity and robustness of embedded development.
Experience of low-level assembly languages
To have designed microcontroller-based hardware including potentially schematic and PCB capture.

About You

You are highly productive and self-motivated
Willing to learn new technologies and contribute to the team’s goals
You are committed to meeting deadlines
You enjoy working in a small team and travelling
Enjoy problem solving and investigative work to enable decisions to be based on objective evidence.
You are prepared to productively challenge the norms.

About Us

The IAR Security business is leading the way in providing Embedded and IoT security in a "smart" market. We take pride in working smartly and collaboratively when in the office and are always finding new ways to improve our benefits, so that you feel rewarded and valued. As a start-up enterprise within the market leading IAR Systems group, we offer an ideal balance of rapid decision making and individual enablement, alongside the benefits of being part of the largest independent embedded development tools company globally.

If you would like to know more please visit our website.

Skills Requirement

Skill	Required	Desired
Qualifications	Degree in a relevant area such as Software Engineering, Computer Science or Electronic Engineering.	MSc or higher-level degree in a relevant area such as Software Engineering, Computer Science or Electronic Engineering.
Experience	5+ years prior experience in software, electronics, or technology industry. Knowledge of companies developing embedded systems (e.g. IoT, IIoT, M2M) Experience embedded systems development at a “bare metal” level. Experience in using a variety of microcontrollers, such as those based on Arm Cortex-M, RISC-V architectures, or Renesas RX devices. Experience in developing, testing, and porting software that implements system boot and initialisation.	Ability to digest low-level device data sheets for software operation on high performance data engines and secure enclaves Awareness of the impact of security in the IoT embedded systems market Proven track record in technological support of security products, software, or systems Knowledge of semiconductor industry and ecosystem Knowledge of communication industry and ecosystem
Tools Experience	Experience in IAR Embedded Workbench IDE, or equivalent. MS Office tools, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel specifically.
Qualities	Excellent presentation and communication skills Ability to communicate design concepts to peers, senior management and customers through design documents, user guides and application notes. Ability to organize, prioritize and work to tight deadlines or under pressure Enjoyment of European travel to Excellent time management Good written and spoke English	Ability to display initiative and individual problem-solving ability Strong relationship and influencing skills Strong ability to manage multiple competing demands

Apply now to careers@securethingz.com

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