Top Design Engineer Jobs in Edinburgh

Designs and implements DFT architectures and specifications for ASIC/SoC products. Responsibilities include scan insertion, ATPG pattern development, compression and clock-control insertion, optimizing test coverage and power, and pre- and post-silicon verification and debug. The role also requires gate-level simulation, failure analysis, scripting, and collaboration across product teams.

Design and develop digital IC architectures, RTL, and block-level testbenches for complex mixed-signal SoCs. Responsibilities include design integration, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, technical reviews, IP quality, and mentoring junior engineers. The role collaborates with mixed-signal, DFT, place-and-route, and validation teams through production and chip bring-up.

Designs and develops manufacturing-ready BMS and EPMS control panels for mission-critical projects. Responsibilities include creating schematics, wiring diagrams, I/O allocations, communication architectures, bills of materials, and vendor integrations. Performs constructability and technical reviews, validates installation feasibility, manages revisions, supports commissioning readiness, and coordinates with project teams, manufacturers, and vendors. The role also identifies design risks, improves panel architecture and component selection, and supports quality management and continuous improvement.

Design and develop synthesizable SystemVerilog RTL for ASIC digital blocks. Create micro-architecture specifications, run simulations, debug designs, and support timing, power, area, LINT, CDC, formal verification, integration, and sign-off activities. Collaborate with analog, physical design, verification, and DFT teams while producing design documentation and learning industry-standard digital design methodologies.

Entry-level engineer supporting sealing and polymer-based product development. Responsibilities include customer application support, material selection, CAD modeling, technical analysis, testing and validation, engineering documentation, product failure investigations, quality processes, and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, and customers while developing expertise in materials, product design, manufacturing processes, and application engineering.

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.

Leads application engineering and design analysis for polymer sealing solutions across aerospace, semiconductor, energy, industrial, and life sciences markets. Partners with customers, sales, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop designs, select materials, analyze failures, validate products, approve drawings, improve processes, and resolve performance issues. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, supports industry standards, presents technical findings, and leads cross-functional innovation projects.

Leads electrical design for hyperscale and mission-critical data centers across Europe. Responsibilities include managing HV/MV/LV systems, substations, utilities, consultants, permitting, project delivery, construction support, commissioning, and integrated systems testing. The role provides client-side technical leadership, reviews designs and project documents, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages risks and milestones, and ensures compliance with standards and operational requirements.

Designs and verifies complex mixed-signal, multilayer PCB layouts from schematics. Manages external PCB manufacturing and assembly, including quotes and purchasing. Coordinates layout reviews, supports component library development, and verifies technical drawings for test equipment compatibility. Tracks project schedules, escalates technical issues, and manages supplier quality concerns, corrective actions, and KPIs while collaborating with international cross-functional teams and vendors.

Provides technical leadership for advanced-node semiconductor implementation programs from synthesis and netlists through physical design, signoff, and tapeout. Develops PPA optimization methodologies, investigates silicon and convergence issues, collaborates with R&D and customers, influences EDA tool development, and establishes reusable implementation practices. Mentors engineers, supports strategic customer engagements and presales activities, and drives innovation across timing, power, signal integrity, verification, SoC integration, and advanced packaging.

Lead technical and strategic security engineering services for major construction and fit-out projects. Responsibilities include risk assessments, mitigation strategies, operational requirements, security master planning, physical security design, electronic security systems design, and counter-terrorism guidance covering hostile vehicle mitigation, blast protection, and ballistics. The role also requires security consultancy expertise, business development experience, relevant qualifications, and professional security credentials or equivalent commitment to continuing development.

Own core product surfaces from concept through launch, creating high-fidelity coded prototypes and improving the coss ui design system. Collaborate asynchronously with product and design engineering, emphasizing accessibility, web standards, interaction details, evidence-based decisions, and reusable component architecture. Frame hypotheses, measure outcomes, document decisions, incorporate critique, and deliver prototypes that engineers can implement directly.

Design and build polished user interfaces across the web app and marketing site. Own UX and visual decisions from concept through production code, develop the design system and component library, improve accessibility and responsiveness, prototype ideas, and promote stronger design practices across the engineering team.

Design structural repair solutions for buildings damaged by fire, flooding, and subsidence. Responsibilities include designing and specifying sub-structure schemes, producing CAD drawings, obtaining permissions, supporting sustainable and net-zero repair approaches, monitoring site work, engaging senior stakeholders, and training colleagues. The role primarily supports listed and historic buildings and requires strong communication, organization, technical judgment, and customer service skills.

Lead mechanical design for consumer electromechanical products from concept through production. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, prototyping, testing, thermal/fluid/structural analysis, cross-functional collaboration, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and manufacturing ramp support in Asia. The role requires designing plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with sensors and actuators, supporting high-volume manufacturing, and traveling to China as needed.

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.

Build production-quality, pixel-accurate UI components and interactions in React Native; prototype in Figma with designers; own the design system and component library; improve performance, animations, and cross-platform UI architecture; define design-to-dev tooling and collaborate across design and engineering.

The Principal Design Engineer will shape AI-powered product experiences, lead design discussions, collaborate with teams, and mentor designers while advancing the design system.

Lead design and delivery of HV/EHV substations (11kV–400kV) for transmission, distribution and renewables. Client liaison, produce primary substation design deliverables, coordinate multidiscipline teams, apply National Grid/DNO/IEC standards, prepare equipment specifications, manage H&S and CDM design duties, support bids and project delivery to budget, time and quality.

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.

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 earthing design studies and measurements for substations (up to 400 kV) including EMF calculations, EMI studies and lightning protection. Manage multiple projects, produce proposals, liaise with substation design teams, mitigate risks, and mentor junior engineers. Travel across the UK and overseas for site visits.

Design and implement user-facing features by combining high-quality visual design and frontend engineering. Improve and expand the design system, build flexible components, collaborate with Product Engineers, ship to users quickly, iterate from feedback, and support customer-facing issues. Work spans wireframing, UI implementation, and end-to-end technical delivery.

Design and implement polished UI/UX at scale, improve and extend the design system, collaborate with product engineers, ship end-to-end features, iterate with user feedback, and consult on bespoke design work while balancing visual design and engineering responsibilities.