Senior Firmware Engineer

Raytheon Systems; Harlow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join their innovative Air Traffic Management Systems team in Harlow. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to critical defence and aerospace technology, working on complex hardware and firmware projects. The company fosters a collaborative environment, encouraging professional growth and innovation while supporting national security. With competitive benefits and a flexible working culture, this position is ideal for those passionate about technology and its impact on safety and connectivity. Join a team that values your contributions and invests in your future.

Benefits

25 days holiday + public holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Private Medical Insurance

Car / Car allowance

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in Electronic Engineering or related discipline is essential.
• Strong background in FPGA design and verification techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware and firmware development for ATMS products.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined design teams on specifications.

Skills

VHDL FPGA design

Problem-solving skills

FPGA technology (Xilinx, Altera, Actel)

Circuit debug and fault diagnosis

Simulation tools (Matlab Simulink, Spice)

Communication skills

Education

BEng in Electrical Engineering

MSc in Electronic Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics tools

DOORs

Job description

Date Posted:
2025-03-19
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA
Position Role Type:
Unspecified

Senior Firmware Engineer
Harlow

About us
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business
As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

The role
Raytheon UK is looking for an experienced Hardware / Firmware engineer to join Raytheon's Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) team in Harlow, reporting directly to an Engineering Manager.

The Senior Firmware / Hardware Engineer supports the hardware and firmware development of RUK's ATMS products, working collaboratively with other engineering disciplines in the ATMS business. It represents a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced digital engineer to really make their mark on a broad and varied range of ATMS developments.

This role includes:

1. Working effectively within a multi-disciplined design team
2. Assessing customer requirements, interpretation and creation of Design Specifications
3. Deriving detailed Hardware and or firmware requirements for complex systems.
4. Conduct and direct Design, commissioning, circuit debug and fault diagnosis through the project lifecycle
5. Electronic Schematic capture, PCB Layout review
6. Modelling and simulations of functions
7. Ability to Design to Cost and schedule
8. Document Verification and Qualification of products to industry and customer standards
9. Prepare technical documents & reports

Essential Skills:

1. Qualifications and experience in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
2. Experience of VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques.
3. Good and demonstrable problem-solving skills with practical laboratory test, circuit build & test measurement experience
4. Practical experience of FPGA technology from Xilinx, Altera and/or Actel.
5. Ability to de-bug and test new hardware and firmware designs and supporting module and system related test, verification and integration.
6. Good problem-solving skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-discipline teams.
7. Experience in simulation tool (i.e. Matlab Simulink or Spice)
8. Good communication skills. Ability to tailor communications to level and audience at all levels.
9. Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.

Desired Skills:

1. Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suit; DxDesigner, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser, SystemVision simulation or equivalents would be advantageous.
2. Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation.
3. Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets (e.g. DOORs).

Required Education/Experience:

1. BEng/ MSc / MEng /PhD in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar, with appropriate specialisation in FPGA/Firmware/digital design techniques and embedded development. Candidates with other qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.

Competitive Benefits and Work Culture
Benefits

1. Competitive salaries.
2. 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
3. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
4. Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
5. 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
6. Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
7. Enhanced sick pay.
8. Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
9. Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
10. Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

1. 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
2. Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
3. Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
4. A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
5. Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We're investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.