Top Design Jobs in Edinburgh

Senior RF/Microwave Design Engineer responsible for designing, simulating, testing, and delivering RF hardware (UHF to Ka-band) and subsystems for space communications and telemetry. Tasks include RF architecture trades, link budgets, component selection, PCB-layout support, RF measurements and troubleshooting, environmental qualification support, documentation, and technical/customer interactions to meet project milestones.

Own the function’s AI transformation strategy, prioritize high-impact opportunities, map workflows, and drive measurable adoption. Build and manage AI agents using no-code and low-code tools, configure skills and MCP connections, evaluate agent performance, and iterate solutions. Lead change management, champion networks, cross-functional collaboration, intake processes, and alignment with Enterprise AI and executive stakeholders.

The Senior Proposal Engineer leads the bidding process for complex projects, manages proposal preparation, evaluates bids, and coordinates handover after contract award.

Lead and execute digital verification for mixed-signal ICs: define verification plans, create reusable testbenches, drive metric-driven verification, mentor teams, and improve verification methodology.

Design and develop digital circuit architectures from concept through production for mixed-signal SoCs. Create block-level RTL, verify designs, perform synthesis and timing analysis, collaborate across teams, and mentor junior engineers to ensure IP quality and delivery.

The Staff Package Design Engineer will create packaging solutions for high-performance products, collaborate with teams, and drive design improvements and validation processes.

Lead and execute digital verification for mixed-signal ICs: define verification plans, create reusable testbenches, drive metric-driven verification, coach teams, participate in methodology groups, and support hands-on RTL and gate-level debug.

Design and develop digital circuit architectures for mixed-signal SoCs, collaborate with systems/analog/physical/verification teams, contribute to product definition, prototype evaluation, testing and product release, and participate in design reviews and project meetings.

Lead transistor-level design and verification of low-power, high-performance mixed-signal ICs (ADCs/DACs, LDOs, PLLs, op-amps, AFEs). Perform modeling, layout oversight, post-layout simulation, lab bring-up, silicon debug, validation, and production test support.

Lead and grow the centralized IP Integration Digital team; define strategy and requirements; oversee transistor-level design, characterization, Verilog modeling, Cadence-based simulation and layout; collaborate with product, foundry, and quality teams to deliver qualified digital and I/O IP on schedule.

Design and verify custom CMOS analog blocks like amplifiers and oscillators. Lead projects, mentor juniors, and ensure high-quality documentation and performance.

Lead and deliver complex consulting engagements translating strategy into executable operating models, organisation design, governance, and performance improvements. Manage senior stakeholders, design methodologies, facilitate workshops, produce executive-ready recommendations and roadmaps, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage scope/risk/commercials, drive business development, and coach consultants to embed scalable ways of working.

Plan and design district electrical distribution networks, perform system analysis for connections and reinforcements, produce costed designs, drive continual improvement, apply innovative solutions, manage stakeholder/customer relationships, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and use SPEN project/financial systems and Microsoft tools to support delivery.

Lead substation primary design for HV/EHV projects (11kV–400kV) across transmission, distribution and renewables. Liaise with clients and multidisciplinary teams, produce design deliverables, specifications, feasibility studies and cost estimates, ensure compliance with National Grid/DNO and British/IEC standards, manage safety/CDM, support bids and project delivery to budget, time and quality.

Design engineer focused on urban highways, active travel and public realm projects. Responsible for highway and sustainable travel design, mentoring junior staff, managing outsourced Global Excellence Centre work, and supporting tenders, proposals and client presentations while liaising with local authorities and developers.

Design and deliver low-power, high-performance mixed-signal ICs from specification through production. Perform system-level modeling, transistor-level circuit design, layout integration, post-layout simulation, silicon bring-up, validation, and production testing while collaborating cross-functionally.

The Design Coordinator will manage design schedules, ensure alignment with project timelines, and facilitate communication between project and design teams, addressing client requests and health/safety regulations effectively.

Design analog power management circuits at transistor level, solve complex design challenges, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Join the UK Power team focusing on high voltage substation and cable systems design and delivery while supporting national energy infrastructure projects.

The Mobile UI/Design Engineer will enhance the Kraken app's UI with fluid, gesture-driven interactions in React Native, optimizing for performance and mentoring other engineers.

Owns product development end to end by researching user problems, defining solutions, designing interfaces and prototypes in Figma, building production-ready React experiences, and iterating based on user behavior. The role combines product management, UX and visual design, and frontend engineering while improving workflows, component quality, responsiveness, accessibility of interactions, and design consistency.

Lead design engineering across DuckDuckGo products, combining product design expertise with hands-on coding to prototype, specify, and ensure high-quality implementation. Collaborate closely with engineers, shape design systems, improve workflows, conduct research and experimentation, and autonomously deliver impactful projects for millions of users. Help establish and grow the company’s design engineering discipline while advancing privacy-focused product experiences.

Lead coordination and technical assurance of multi-disciplinary design for complex utilities and renewables projects. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks, manage design delivery to scope, programme and budget, develop integrated design programmes, mitigate risks at live asset interfaces, and collaborate with project, commercial and construction stakeholders.

Develop RTL for digital blocks, perform lint/CDC analysis and DFT support, assist in writing functional tests and simple UVM components, collaborate on verification and coverage closure, support AMS co-simulation and mixed-signal integration, and work with physical design on synthesis and timing.

Lead and scale a distributed Product Design and UX Research team, drive AI-augmented design workflows, architect agentic and Zero-UI experiences, evolve the global design system, partner cross-functionally to translate complex compliance and payroll data into intuitive user flows, and establish responsible AI and data privacy design principles.