Top Design Jobs in Edinburgh

Lead RF/Microwave Design Engineer to architect and deliver RF transceiver solutions (UHF–Ka band) for space communications. Acts as design authority, performs link budgets and RF trade-offs, designs active RF circuits (LNAs, SSPAs, mixers, PLLs), runs simulations (AWR, ADS, HFSS, MATLAB), supports PCB layout, leads RF testing and qualification (EMI/EMC, thermal vacuum, vibration), resolves performance issues, produces technical documentation, and supports customer interactions and proposals.

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.

Manage design processes and teams, oversee financial and contractual obligations, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality and compliance in design outputs.

The Senior Research Partner at Maze collaborates with teams to integrate user research into product development, leading customer engagements and providing best practices in UX Research.

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

Lead customer-facing technical efforts to drive adoption of the Virtuoso platform for custom analog and FinFET layouts. Build SKILL utilities, create test schematics/layouts, author PRSs, validate features with PV, deliver demos/RAKs, train sales/pre-sales, and collect structured customer feedback to guide R&D and product improvements.

Lead ASIC physical design activities from RTL to GDS including synthesis, floorplanning, place-and-route, CTS, timing optimization, extraction, physical verification, EMIR signoff, and IP integration. Drive automation with Python/Tcl/Bash, debug physical-design challenges, and collaborate closely with architecture, RTL, and verification teams to deliver multi-core in-memory compute SoCs.

Develop and apply open-source multi-energy system models and agent-based approaches to study interactions between electricity, heat, and hydrogen markets. Contribute to model development, scenario design, data analysis, publications, and stakeholder engagement with academic, policy and industry partners.

Responsible for developing low-power, high-performance ICs in advanced CMOS processes, including design, validation, and post-silicon activities.

The Senior Physical Design Engineer will implement RTL to GDS2 physical designs for ASIC projects, collaborate with design teams, and enhance methodologies.

As a Staff Design Verification Engineer, you'll ensure the correctness of complex ASIC designs, develop verification plans, maintain testbenches, and mentor junior engineers.

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.

The Design Lead will oversee the creative direction and design strategy for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and quality standards across Mythwright’s titles, notably Thronefall.

Lead and co-lead organisational design and effectiveness workstreams on complex transformation programmes. Design operating models, diagnose culture and change readiness, plan transitions and L&D, run facilitation and stakeholder engagement, prepare delivery artefacts, support proposals and business cases, coach junior staff, and ensure knowledge transfer and implementation support.

Design and verify digital IC blocks for mixed-signal SOCs on advanced nodes. Develop RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog), block-level testbenches, collaborate on synthesis/timing/DFT/P&R, contribute to reviews, and mentor junior engineers. Work hybrid from Edinburgh.

Lead technical delivery of HV/EHV cable system projects from concept to completion. Develop and validate cable designs, perform thermal, electromagnetic and mechanical modelling, advise on ratings and installation methods, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, provide client technical assurance, support procurement/construction/commissioning, undertake inspections and vendor oversight, mentor staff, and contribute to business development and technical standards.

Lead verification strategy and execution for complex digital and mixed-signal designs. Architect UVM/SystemVerilog environments, develop advanced test benches, define coverage metrics, lead debug and post-silicon validation, mentor junior engineers, and drive methodology improvements while collaborating with design teams and customers.

Design and develop clinical training materials and guidance for Functional Assessors in the WCA service. Produce e-learning, videos, desk aids, assessments, liaise with clinicians and external bodies, research evidence-based guidance, and contribute to training needs analysis and continuous improvement.

Lead a multidisciplinary team to design and deliver technology-enabled operational solutions for a large regulatory programme, overseeing complex change from concept to implementation, embedding governance and controls, collaborating with platform teams and suppliers, and driving customer-focused outcomes at scale.

Manage day-to-day operations of the learning design team, directly supervise four designers, lead recruitment and onboarding, oversee multiple concurrent course development projects, optimize processes using data and technology, manage vendor quality, and ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality course launches.

Provide technical leadership for polymer component design and analysis, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams. Lead design proposals, generate/approve drawings and test/validation plans, perform failure analysis, support material disposition and continuous improvement, mentor junior engineers, and represent the company in technical meetings and presentations.

Lead and unify the agency's design technology practice, managing engineering teams, delivery across multiple engagements, technical strategy, architecture, standards, prototyping, AI-assisted tooling, and cross-disciplinary collaboration with designers and clients to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes.

Lead and execute product design for a short-term rental SaaS: set design vision and standards, own the design system, lead a small player-coach design team, ship high‑impact work end-to-end, and use research, analytics, experimentation, and customer feedback to prove impact.

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.

Lead hands-on marketing design from concept through execution across multiple campaigns for Duck.ai, Search/Browse, and Subscriptions. Generate creative direction, produce high-craft on-brand assets, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, build reusable systems to scale marketing production, and mentor designers while working independently on scoping, stakeholder alignment, and delivery.