Senior Electronic Design and Firmware Engineer, Frome

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Taking responsibility for the development of advanced firmware solutions for FPGA-based systems, strengthening departmental capability in VHDL design and integration. This role will own complex designs, mentor engineers, and ensure robust electronic and firmware solutions. Senior Electronic Design & Firmware Engineer will be based at either our Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington site. This role allows for flexible working. The salary for this role is up to £67k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Design, implement, and verify FPGA firmware using VHDL/Verilog
• Develop and optimize embedded code for high-performance systems
• Own the full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, coding, simulation, and integration
• Collaborate on schematic capture and PCB design using Altium
• Support component selection and signal integrity analysis
• Provide technical support to a small multi-disciplinary team of Engineers on specific projects
• Seek and share good practice and knowledge locally to continuously improve own practices
• Provide support to the learning and development of other Engineers within SEA through mentorship and expert advice
• Support and facilitate reviews and approvals of electronic designs in accordance with business and industry standards
• Provide input to Company standards pertaining to Electronic Engineering including calculations, CAD models, manufacturing drawings & schematics and technical reports
• Support SEA products through manufacturing, assembly, installation and service life
• Support the preparation and submission of bids and proposals, including interfacing with customers and suppliers and generating engineering estimates

The skills you need

• Expert in VHDL/Verilog and FPGA toolchains (Intel Quartus, AMD Vivado)
• Strong understanding of digital electronics and embedded systems
• Be versatile to provide input in other programming languages and simulation tools such as MATLAB, C and Python is desired but not essential
• Knowledge of communication protocols and real‑time systems
• Contribute to the design and development of Analogue and Digital Electronic Circuits.
• Understanding of PCB design from schematic capture to PCB layout
• Ability to follow a methodical/systematic approach to analyse and solve problems, identifying key facts and breaking down complex information to components parts
• Full lifecycle experience from requirements decomposition to acceptance and user sign off on multi-disciplinary programmes

Experience Of Requirements Capture, Analysis, V&V And Configuration Management

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Able to produce clear and concise technical documentation
• Demonstrable ability to plan and execute technical assignments

Benefits

• Work life balance
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave Family & wellbeing
• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in‑store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

Any enquiries can be directed to the Talent Acquisition Team.

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