High Speed Digital and Hardware Design Lead

As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications.

As Hardware Lead, you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams to specify elegant and optimised solutions that satisfy customer needs. Once the specification has been agreed, you will be responsible for the detailed design of the high speed digital aspects as well as leading all the other electronics design activity through the full product development lifecycle.

• Solid experience in complex, high speed digital electronics design.
• Experience in MPSoC FGPA, DDR and Flash memory and high speed serial interconnect design
• Experience in SI and PI Analysis
• Proficiency in VHDL to support board level test and debug
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python to support board level test and debug
• Familiarity with DSP concepts for SDR, radar signal processing and optical sensors
• Ability to develop elegant hardware architectures through detailed understanding and collaboration with systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams
• Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding role
• Strong desire to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery.
• Excellent ability to configure and document designs to a high professional standard.

Please note: Some of our roles require an elevated level of security clearance. Candidates may be required to undertake DV (Developed Vetting) in order to successfully deliver the role., Applying all our energy and focus to every task, recognising our role in providing mission critical capabilities

Are you interested in developing your career as a high speed Digital and Hardware Electronics Design Lead using state-of-the-art MPSoC FPGAs and AI acceleration hardware? If so, MBDA has an exceptional opportunity for the right individual to join our team with a long term view to establishing their career as a technical lead and expert in their field.

Salary: circa £58,000 to £65,000

Location: Stevenage or Bristol (we may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification. This could be less depending upon project requirements.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship .

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Long Term Career Path: Technical Lead, Specialist, Expert
• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, gym, café and much more.

The opportunity:

This is an exceptional opportunity for the right individual who wants to consolidate their experience and expertise in high-speed complex digital electronics design with an ambition to become a technical lead and establishing themselves as a technical lead and expert in their field., At MBDA we value the contributions that our employees make every day towards our purpose. That's why we have lots of benefits in place to ensure that working at MBDA is rewarding in every sense.

We are always working to improve our offering, and rewards may differ depending on your role, so please make sure to ask our recruiters for more info when applying.

Annual Bonus

25 Days Annual Leave (plus holiday purchase)

Dynamic Working

Enhanced Parental Leave

Pension Scheme

Extracurricular Learning Budget

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Financial Advice

Share Incentive Plan

Subsidised Gym Membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts and Vouchers

Health and Dental Insurance

Costco Membership

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