Secure FPGA Firmware Engineer – Defence Tech

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Learning and development

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits budget

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking an FPGA Engineer to shape secure, resilient defence technology. You will join a team tackling complex engineering challenges, developing skills and helping protect national capabilities.

Your work spans secure firmware development, FPGA integration, and collaboration with customers to balance risk and program constraints while meeting stringent security requirements.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of secure firmware and embedded software development.
• Experience with FPGA design and verification across AMD, Microsemi or Intel platforms.
• Understanding of security standards and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design secure firmware cores and support integration with engineering teams.
• Review design docs, system specs and risk profiles to identify vulnerabilities.
• Ensure systems meet Design Integrity and security standards and accreditation needs.
• Participate in wider customer forums to review security topics.

Skills

Secure firmware

Embedded software

Digital electronics

FPGAs (AMD/Intel/Microsemi)

Scripting (TCL/Python)

Security by design

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking an FPGA Engineer to shape secure, resilient defence technology. You will join a team tackling complex engineering challenges, developing skills and helping protect national capabilities.

Your work spans secure firmware development, FPGA integration, and collaboration with customers to balance risk and program constraints while meeting stringent security requirements.