Senior Electronic Design and Firmware Engineer

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA)
Broomhill, City Of Bristol, Bristol (county), BS4 4SE, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£51,729 – £67,909 pa
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Salary

£51,729 – £67,909 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
21 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual Half day Fridays Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution Cycle to work scheme Wellbeing Centre Sports & Social activities Employee Discounts portal Life assurance policy Publication and recruitment bonus rewards 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

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 estimatesAbout 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. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits 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 learningFacilities & 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 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 assignmentsJoin 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 on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed)

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