FPGA Engineering Careers Discover Firmware Engineering at Leonardo

Firmware engineering at Leonardo is mission critical. The products we develop are built around some of the world’s most advanced – and most highly classified – systems and technologies, designed to protect fast jet, UAV, land and naval platforms, as well as the next-generation Global Combat Air System Programme (GCAP). Our work is complex, challenging and demands quality and high performance from the design, development and testing of custom hardware using FPGA’s.

Helping people, families and nations to keep safe and secure in the face of ever-changing threats, requires the best minds in engineering. People whose talent, passion and expertise earns the trust of colleagues, customers and communities. Leonardo is a place where colleagues show up for each other every day and have the opportunity to build extraordinary careers.

We’re hiring FPGA Engineers at all levels from graduates to principal and lead engineers, across the UK.

Find your ideal FPGA Engineering role

What our FPGA team are saying

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From starting in FPGA development at Leonardo in 2002 to leading electronics engineering as VP today, my career has grown through innovation, technical expertise, and cross-discipline experience.  Tom Pitchforth VP Innovation
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From the Leonardo graduate scheme to leading work on a technology demonstrator, I’ve been able to continuously develop while expanding my impact across disciplines.

David Nickalls  Principal Firmware Engineer

Frequently Asked Questions 

Should you require any support or clarification, please contact our recruitment team by emailing ukcareers@leonardo.com.