Lead Firmware / FPGA Specialist
🚀 Lead Firmware / FPGA Specialist – Next Generation Surveillance Radar Systems
📍 Edinburgh | Hybrid Working | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Firmware or FPGA Engineer looking to shape the future of advanced surveillance technology
We're seeking a Lead Firmware / FPGA Speciali st for our client to play a pivotal role in the development of cutting-edge surveillance radar systems used across air, land, and maritime domains. This is an exceptional opportunity to influence the architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation radar solutions from concept through to deploymen
t.
Why J
oin?
You'll be joining a highly skilled engineering team working on mission-critical technology where innovation, performance, and reliability are paramount. As new programmes launch from the ground up, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on future defence and surveillance capabili
ties.
What You'll B
e Doing🔹 Leading the development of complex FPGA and firmware solutions for advanced radar
systems🔹 Capturing and deriving firmware requirements from system-level specifi
cations🔹 Defining architectures and driving design maturity throughout the development li
fecycle🔹 Supporting integration, verification, qualification, and system-level de
bugging🔹 Collaborating closely with hardware, software, and systems engineerin
g teams🔹 Driving best practices across FPGA/Firmware deliver
y teams🔹 Mentoring and developing junior en
gineers
What We're Lo
oking For✅ Degree qualified in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related d
iscipline✅ Strong experience across the full FPGA/Firmware development
lifecycle✅ Expertise in VHDL design and FPGA imple
mentation✅ Experience with modern FPGA architectures, including System-on-Chip platforms such as Xili
nx Versal✅ Knowledge of timing closure, area optimisation, and FPGA place-and-route t
echniques✅ Proven experience integrating and debugging complex hardware/softwar
e systems✅ Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineer
ing teams
Desirable
Experience⭐ MATLAB & Simulink model-b
ased design⭐ Verilog, SystemVeril
og, and UVM⭐ Siemens HDL Designer an
d QuestaSim⭐ DOORS an
d ReqTracer⭐ Defence, aerospace, radar, or other safety-critical
industriesLocation & Security R
equirements
This role is based in Edinburgh with hybrid working available. Candidates should be prepared to attend site as programme requirements dictate, typically around 3 days per week, increasing during key pro
ject phases.
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must have a minimum of 5 years UK residency and be eligib le to obtain SC Secur i
ty Clearance.
If you're passionate about FPGA technology and want to help develop world-class surveillance systems that make a real-world impact, we'd love to
hear from you.
📩 Apply today or contact us directly for a confident