We are seeking a FPGA firmware engineer, specialising in the design and development of advanced electronics hardware, including power systems, analogue, digital, and RF components. In this role, you will oversee the complete firmware development cycle, from negotiating requirements and drafting design architecture to validating and verifying the final product.
Main Duties
Design and implement high-quality FPGA firmware, incorporating signal processing and high-speed data interfaces.
Create and execute testbenches to verify FPGA firmware functionality.
Develop firmware for complex FPGAs, SoCs, and PLDs, ensuring optimal performance.
Conduct firmware testing on actual hardware systems.
Technical Expertise
A degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering
Strong foundation in electronic engineering, including binary number systems and digital logic design (RTL level).
Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL or Verilog) and a minimum of two years of experience as a firmware developer.
Comprehensive understanding of FPGA architecture and signal processing for RF signals, ADCs, and DACs.
Familiarity with digital electronic and DSP design principles.
Experience with Xilinx FPGAs
Competence in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, RF signal generators, and network analysers.
Knowledge of Linux, Git, TCL, and C programming.....Read more...
About the Role
We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Mission Systems Engineer to join a team developing advanced onboard computing solutions for a cutting-edge aerospace programme. You will work on secure, resilient systems, contributing to designs that directly impact critical mission systems.
You’ll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary engineering team, helping to define system architectures, integrate hardware and software solutions, and ensure designs meet technical, operational, safety, and security requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Support system-level design and architecture for onboard computing solutions.
Collaborate across internal and external teams, including international partners, to ensure designs are robust and aligned with programme objectives.
Develop, simulate, and verify digital logic using VHDL as a core part of system modeling and design.
Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced team members.
Apply systems engineering principles to support safety, security, and regulatory compliance in complex aerospace or mission-critical systems.
Represent the team in meetings with stakeholders, contributing to effective collaboration and problem-solving.
Required Skills and Experience
Degree (or equivalent) in a STEM discipline.
Proven experience in Systems Engineering and the engineering lifecycle, ideally in aerospace, avionics, or complex computing systems.
Strong VHDL experience is essential; Verilog or Simulink experience is also desirable.
Experience with hardware/software integration, modeling, and simulation.
Familiarity with Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA), system safety, security, or complex platform integration is highly desirable.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Experience working on high-security or classified projects is advantageous.
Why Join?
You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-looking team delivering mission-critical systems in aerospace. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your VHDL expertise and systems engineering skills to innovative solutions, working with leading engineers nationally and internationally.
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A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary engineering team working on innovative cyber and information assurance technologies. Youll contribute to the design, development, and testing of secure digital solutions used across critical communication and defence environments.
This role offers the chance to work on complex FPGA designs, combining industry-standard and custom interfaces, and to be involved across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, verification, and production.
Applicants must have, or be eligible to obtain, UK SC clearance.
What Youll Be Doing As An FPGA Engineer
- Own the FPGA solution from requirements through to development and production
- Lead requirements elicitation and translate them into FPGA implementations
- Define FPGA architecture in collaboration with the wider development team
- Work with the Project Manager to plan, track and deliver against agreed schedules
- Potentially coordinate other FPGA engineers on specific design activities
- Interface with FPGA vendors and third-party IP suppliers
- Develop test benches and perform system-level testing
- Support proposal preparation, estimation activities, and contribute to technical white papers
What Experience Will You Need As An FPGA Engineer
- Proven experience delivering FPGA designs through the full development lifecycle
- Strong VHDL design and verification skills
- Experience optimising designs for performance and power consumption
- Hands-on experience integrating and debugging FPGA solutions in hardware
- Familiarity with configuration management systems
- Experience with Microchip devices and Libero (advantageous)
- Verification experience using ModelSim/QuestaSim (UVM beneficial)
Desirable Experience For The FPGA Engineer
- Requirements management using DOORs
- SmartFusion, IGLOO or PolarFire devices
- PCIe NVMe and FPGA-based implementations
- Xilinx or Altera device/toolchain experience
- Working with third-party IP cores
- Design for security principles
- Embedded firmware (C/C++/assembler)
- Understanding of cryptographic standards and algorithms
- Integration of FPGAs into wider hardware platforms
Why Join
Youll be working with a highly skilled team solving challenging, meaningful engineering problems with real-world impact. Expect a collaborative culture, complex technical work, and the opportunity to grow your expertise across FPGA, embedded systems and secure digital design.
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A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary engineering team working on innovative cyber and information assurance technologies. Youll contribute to the design, development, and testing of secure digital solutions used across critical communication and defence environments.
This role offers the chance to work on complex FPGA designs, combining industry-standard and custom interfaces, and to be involved across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, verification, and production.
Applicants must have, or be eligible to obtain, UK SC clearance.
What Youll Be Doing As An FPGA Engineer
- Own the FPGA solution from requirements through to development and production
- Lead requirements elicitation and translate them into FPGA implementations
- Define FPGA architecture in collaboration with the wider development team
- Work with the Project Manager to plan, track and deliver against agreed schedules
- Potentially coordinate other FPGA engineers on specific design activities
- Interface with FPGA vendors and third-party IP suppliers
- Develop test benches and perform system-level testing
- Support proposal preparation, estimation activities, and contribute to technical white papers
What Experience Will You Need As An FPGA Engineer
- Proven experience delivering FPGA designs through the full development lifecycle
- Strong VHDL design and verification skills
- Experience optimising designs for performance and power consumption
- Hands-on experience integrating and debugging FPGA solutions in hardware
- Familiarity with configuration management systems
- Experience with Microchip devices and Libero (advantageous)
- Verification experience using ModelSim/QuestaSim (UVM beneficial)
Desirable Experience For The FPGA Engineer
- Requirements management using DOORs
- SmartFusion, IGLOO or PolarFire devices
- PCIe NVMe and FPGA-based implementations
- Xilinx or Altera device/toolchain experience
- Working with third-party IP cores
- Design for security principles
- Embedded firmware (C/C++/assembler)
- Understanding of cryptographic standards and algorithms
- Integration of FPGAs into wider hardware platforms
Why Join
Youll be working with a highly skilled team solving challenging, meaningful engineering problems with real-world impact. Expect a collaborative culture, complex technical work, and the opportunity to grow your expertise across FPGA, embedded systems and secure digital design.
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Are you a Software professional with a background in DSP and have exposure to developing 5G applications?
If so I’d like to speak with you!
A well-established R&D organisation who are also a market leader, are looking to rapidly expand their engineering team and as such are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join their development team near Leicestershire.
As an Embedded Software Engineer you will have a background in Digital Signal Processing and a working knowledge of communications systems engineering. To successful candidate for the Embedded Software Engineer job will have a mixture of embedded/bare metal experience alongside an understanding of implementing communication signal processing algorithms such as DDCs, filters, FFTs.
Skills/Experience required for the Embedded Software Engineer job include:
- BEng/BSc or MSc/Meng within Engineering (Ideally Electronics, Telecommunication or similar)
- Experience in DSP Algorithm simulation and 5G development
- Experience in Bare Metal/ Embedded C
- Experience with RF a bonus
Experience of the following would be advantageous:
- Cross compilers (C++ ARM cross-compiler GCC Version 4.3.3)
- FreeRTOS experience
- Experience with typical embedded control peripherals (i.E. RAM, Flash, UART, PWM, A/D, CAN, I2C and SPI)
- Cortex M3/M4 Microcontrollers or similar.
- Experience of efficient implementation of communications DSP algorithms (such as FFT, filtering DDC etc.) In VHDL
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, highly profitable company investing heavily in R&D. This is a great chance for a Embedded Software Engineer to join a consistently growing technology company offering great training and career progression opportunities.
To apply for the Embedded Software Engineer job please send your CV to Ricky Wilcocks, rwilcocks@redlinegroup.Com or phone 01582 87 8810 or alternatively 079317 88834.....Read more...
Im supporting a leading engineering organisation in Dorset who are looking for a Principal Embedded Electronics Engineer to take a technical lead role within a specialist product development team. This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-performance electronic systems used in advanced maritime technology from high-bandwidth digital telemetry to low-noise analogue signal acquisition and power amplification.
If you enjoy solving difficult engineering problems, guiding talented engineers, and taking designs all the way from concept through to integration and acceptance, this role should be on your radar.
What youll be doing:
- Leading the design and development of cutting-edge digital and analogue electronics for advanced systems
- Owning requirements capture, schematic design, PCB layout, and circuit simulation
- Developing solutions across high-speed digital, FPGA/SoC, embedded processors, power electronics, and low-noise analogue
- Driving technical reviews and ensuring designs meet EMC, CE/UKCA and relevant engineering standards
- Leading system-level engineering work from prototype through to test, verification, and production readiness
- Working closely with cross-disciplinary teams to solve complex technical issues
- Coaching and mentoring junior engineers to strengthen capability across the department
- Maintaining high standards of technical documentation, design packs, and integration reports
What Im looking for:
- Degree-qualified Electronic Engineer
- Strong background in PCB design, simulation, and electronic development tools
- Expertise in one or more of:
- High-speed digital design (LVDS, Ethernet)
- FPGA/SoC with VHDL
- Embedded processor design (C/C++, RTOS)
- Analogue signal conditioning & data acquisition
- Power amplifier or power supply design
- Solid understanding of EMC, electrical safety, and CE/UKCA requirements
- Experience with system-level integration, debugging, and verification
- Confident communicator who can influence design decisions and lead technical discussions
- Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced engineering environment
Why this opportunity?
Youll be joining a highly capable engineering team working on technology where reliability, precision, and performance genuinely matter. Its a role with real technical depth, direct involvement in product innovation, and the chance to shape both engineering solutions and team capability.
How to Apply
Interested? Id love to tell you more about this role call Ian Broadhurst on 07734406996 or drop me a message at ian.broadhurst@holtengineering.co.uk.....Read more...
FPGA Firmware Electronics Engineer – Defence – Cambridge
We are currently seeking an experience Electronics Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team of engineers that assist in the development of brand-new technologies for the Defence sector, with a focus on defence rather than offence.
These technologies can encompass communications, sensors, detection, and other complex technologies within the Defence sector. As you will be working on defence projects, you will need to be able to obtain (or already hold) security clearance.
As a smaller defence company, there is more flexibility in the projects you get to work on. Collaboration with other teams and external groups mean that you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and continuously learn new things while inventing exciting technologies.
Experience with FPGA Firmware, such as VHDL or Verilog, will be ideal. If you already work in the Defence sector, this would be advantageous, however, we are more than happy to consider candidates from other sectors.
With the growth of this company, future career development will be available for those who want to advance their career. As the company are looking for a few people in this team, we are also open to individuals who want to focus on their job while maintaining an interest in new technologies and fields.
It is expected that you would hold a degree in an electronics engineering field that has led you into a career in electronics engineering, with exposure to FPGA exposure.
Due to the varied nature in this role, I anticipate a lot of interest from individuals who want to continue developing their skills while finding the work interesting. If you are interested in this role, I suggest submitting an application now or avoid missing out.
If you want to work on complex, industry-defining technologies while being offered an excellent starting salary, salary reviews, bonuses, a pension, free lunches, and other outstanding benefits, I recommend submitting an application now or avoid missing out.
For more general information, please feel free to call Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices Recruitment and Scientific Recruitment Specialists Newton Colmore, on 0121 268 2240, or submit an application, and one of our team members at Newton Colmore will contact you. Please note we will not be able to discuss the role specifics until we have a copy of your CV.....Read more...
My client, a globally recognised audio manufacturer based in Glasgow, is seeking a highly skilled Electronics Design Engineer with strong analogue expertise. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge, low-noise electronics for some of the best music systems in the world.
This position is ideal for an engineer who thrives in both analogue and digital domains. You will design, test, and refine complex mixed-signal circuitry used in premium audio systems where noise performance, signal integrity, and precision are critical.
You’ll work on-site within a technically exceptional R&D team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of high-end audio design.
Based in Glasgow, this company is internationally renowned for producing some of the highest-performing audio systems in existence. Their engineering is rooted in deep analogue expertise, innovative mixed-signal design, and meticulous craftsmanship. This is a rare chance to contribute to world-class products with a company that values long-term employee development.
Essential Requirements (must haves) for the Electronics Design Engineer:
Excellent understanding of analogue circuit principles (op-amps, filters, noise optimisation, precision signal paths). This will be technically tested.
Practical experience in FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog.
Ties to Glasgow or Scotland – they seek engineers committed to a long-term future with the company.
Already eligible to work in the UK – no visa sponsorship or overseas relocation.
On-site role – all-remote working is not available.
Genuine enthusiasm for audio electronics and precision design (not just being a musician).
Key Responsibilities for the Electronics Design Engineer:
Design, simulate, and test mixed-signal circuits for high-end audio devices
Develop analogue front-ends with extremely low noise and distortion
Work on data conversion stages, DSP pathways, and FPGA-based control
Generate schematics, work closely on PCB layout optimisation, and validate prototypes
Collaborate with hardware, software, and acoustic engineering teams
Ensure designs meet the company’s world-class audio performance standards
Interested? Apply Today!
If you’re a Electronics Design Engineer with strong analogue knowledge, send your updated CV to Nicola at Nking@redlinegroup.Com Or contact Nicola directly on 01582 878839/ 07961 158788.
Take the next step in your career and help shape the future of world-class audio engineering.....Read more...
