Senior Electronic Design and Firmware Engineer
Be based at our Barnstaple site and work in a flexible environment. The salary for this role is up to £65k, depending on experience.
About The Role
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise. We protect what matters – our nations, waters, land, cities, people, environment and world. This role takes responsibility for developing advanced firmware solutions for FPGA-based systems, strengthening departmental capability in VHDL design and integration. You will own complex designs, mentor engineers, and ensure robust electronic and firmware solutions.
What you’ll be doing
* Design, implement, and verify FPGA firmware using VHDL/Verilog
* Develop and optimise 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 multidisciplinary team on specific projects
* Seek and share good practice and knowledge locally to continuously improve own practices
* Support 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
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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 component parts
* Full lifecycle experience from requirements decomposition to acceptance and user sign off on multidisciplinary 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
About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world.
What we offer
* 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
Facilities & resources
* 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
Location
Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom
How to apply
Join us and be part of something smaller – with 500 people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters. If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call or reach out to us on the website.
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