Senior Edge Compute Hardware Platform Engineer

Future Talent Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Talent Group is seeking a Hardware Platform Engineer (Edge Compute) in Bristol. You’ll decide what compute kit goes into the field, balancing workloads, power and platform options for each project.

You’ll build reference architectures, standardise kits, and maintain reference systems alongside platform engineers. Occasional UK/abroad exercises keep you close to field deployments.

Strong Linux, networking knowledge and GPU awareness are essential for this hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience selecting, building and running compute hardware.
• Strong Linux skills (this isn’t an embedded development role)
• Working understanding of networking across LAN, WAN, Wi‑Fi and satcom
• Awareness of GPUs and edge inference, and a real interest in what’s coming next
• Happy with hands-on kit and comfortable in the field

Responsibilities

• Selecting hardware and recommending the right platform for each project
• Building and maintaining reference architectures and reference systems
• Standardising kit so it’s supportable and reproducible, not a one-off
• Provisioning and maintaining the engineering infrastructure
• Occasionally supporting exercises in the UK and abroad as the kit expert

Skills

Compute hardware

Linux

Networking

GPU awareness

Field deployment

Job description

Future Talent Group is seeking a Hardware Platform Engineer (Edge Compute) in Bristol. You’ll decide what compute kit goes into the field, balancing workloads, power and platform options for each project.

You’ll build reference architectures, standardise kits, and maintain reference systems alongside platform engineers. Occasional UK/abroad exercises keep you close to field deployments.

Strong Linux, networking knowledge and GPU awareness are essential for this hands-on role.