Senior Electronics Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Dartington; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension 10%

Life insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to join a highly technical team in Gloucester. This hands-on role covers complex PCB design and FPGA development, with opportunities to lead projects and mentor junior engineers.

You will work across FPGA (VHDL), embedded C/C++, Linux driver development, and hardware bring-up, communicating confidently and working independently. The package includes approximately £80,000, 25 days holiday, a 10% pension, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in PCB design and/or FPGA (VHDL)
• Embedded C/C++ experience
• Strong academic background (degree in a numerate field)
• Confident communicator, able to work independently

Responsibilities

• FPGA development (VHDL) for signal/image processing
• Complex PCB design (FPGAs, SoCs, high‑speed interfaces, RF)
• Hardware bring‑up, test firmware/software
• Linux device driver development
• Mentoring junior engineers

Skills

FPGA development

VHDL

PCB design

Embedded C/C++

Linux driver development

Mentoring

Strong communicator

Education

Degree in a numerate field

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer | Gloucester | Circa £80,000

I’m working with a highly technical client in Gloucester looking for an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join their growing team.

This is a hands‑on role working across complex PCB design and FPGA development, with opportunities to lead projects and mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• FPGA development (VHDL) for signal/image processing
• Complex PCB design (FPGAs, SoCs, high‑speed interfaces, RF)
• Hardware bring‑up, test firmware/software
• Linux device driver development
• Mentoring junior engineers

Requirements

• 5+ years in PCB design and/or FPGA (VHDL)
• Embedded C/C++ experience
• Strong academic background (degree in a numerate field)
• Confident communicator, able to work independently

Package

• Circa £80,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 10% pension
• Life insurance & income protection