Edge Computing Jobs

• Cambridge
• Permanent

Consulting FPGA engineer working across the full product lifecycle, from requirements capture and design through documentation, testing and delivery. Projects span proof-of-concept to working prototypes, with FPGA firmware developed in VHDL/Verilog using Vivado or Quartus, and DSP algorithm work highly valued. Based on a Cambridge campus within a multi-disciplinary team.

Vivado · Quartus · MATLAB +1

• Cambridge
• £80,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on electronics engineering role in a small multi-disciplinary group, covering technology development, proof of concept and prototyping. You'll co-develop systems combining advanced sensors, imaging, EM, acoustics, fluidics and AI, applying digital electronics, FPGA, DSP, embedded code, analogue electronics and RF skills across edge computing, instrumentation and special projects.

FPGA · VHDL · Verilog +6

• Royston
• Hybrid
• £65,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Develops custom Embedded Linux platforms using Yocto, working at kernel, driver and system level on Arm-based hardware, including board bring-up, debugging and performance optimisation. Also builds software for RTOS, MCU and bare-metal systems, collaborating with FPGA and electronics teams across varied consultancy projects in radar and communications.

Yocto · Linux · Arm +4

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa
• Junior

Develops high-quality embedded and systems software primarily in C and C++, working on Linux-based embedded and RTOS platforms. Involves debugging at software and system level, using serial and network protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI and TCP/IP, and collaborating with engineers and clients from concept to delivery. Suits a graduate or junior engineer seeking accelerated growth in a consultancy tackling complex engineering challenges.

Linux · RTOS · UART +7

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Design, build and test embedded systems across robotics, sensing, communications and IoT, working on Linux-based systems, bare-metal, RTOS, device drivers, algorithms and protocols. You'll join a multi-disciplinary consultancy team supporting projects from concept to delivery alongside FPGA and electronics engineers, with hybrid working (3 days office, 2 WFH).

Yocto · Embedded Linux · OpenCPI +3

• Malvern, England, United Kingdom
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £60,750 – £67,500 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Works across the full engineering lifecycle within a multidisciplinary team, analysing, designing, implementing and testing embedded software for innovative electronics systems used in defence applications. Involves rigorous engineering practices, configuration and change management, UML design, and interfacing with on-board FPGAs, with responsibility to the Project Design Authority.

FPGA

• Whiteley
• Senior

Develops embedded software in C and C++ for wireless communication products, working with SoC platforms, hardware/software integration, debugging and lab test equipment alongside RF and electronics engineers. Spans the full development lifecycle on physical defence and communications systems, with exposure to embedded Linux, SDR and advanced wireless tech.

Embedded Linux · System-on-Chip · FPGA +3

• Slough
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £85,000 pa
• Lead

Take technical ownership of a video systems platform, leading embedded software architecture, platform selection and prototyping through to production. Day to day you write low-level C/C++ for video processing, hardware control and networking, integrating codecs, vendor SDKs and drivers, and debugging I2C, SPI, UART, CAN and Ethernet interfaces. You work closely with hardware engineers and external specialists, defining FPGA requirements and building automated tests, reproducible builds and firmware update processes.

FPGA · SoC · GStreamer +7

• Sutton
• Hybrid
• £65,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead

You will write Embedded C for a range of processors, focusing primarily on real-time systems within a dedicated team on a pioneering R&D project for a new product range. The role offers strong scope for career progression, and experience or interest in moving into a leadership position is highly desirable.

• Cambridge
• Senior

Lead architect defining 32-bit microcontroller-based Bluetooth, UWB and Wi-Fi SoC solutions, covering core selection, memory subsystems, power management, security and test features. Owns peripheral architecture and drives feasibility and trade-off studies, working with marketing, design, verification, firmware and external customers from concept through tape-out. Also applies AI-driven and automation techniques to improve design methodology and first-silicon success.

Bluetooth · UWB · Wi-Fi +6

• Whiteley
• Hybrid
• Senior

Design and implement advanced DSP algorithms and bespoke waveforms for mission-critical wireless systems, using Python and/or MATLAB, and help optimise Software Defined Radio platforms. The role sits within an embedded development team serving defence and secure communications, with mentoring duties for senior candidates.

Python · MATLAB · FPGA +7