Embedded Hardware Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-07-07



Country:

Ireland



Location:

IE-CO-CORK-001 ~ Penrose Wharf ~ PENROSE



Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
 

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
 

Are you passionate about digital design and emerging technologies? As a member of our research hardware engineering team, you'll play a key role in developing advanced embedded systems that power next-generation products and mission-critical solutions. Working with SystemVerilog, FPGA technologies, and modern development tools, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, implement, test, and deploy innovative hardware solutions from concept through production. 

This role will be worked onsite in Cork, Ireland.

What You Will Do:

• Architecture & Design: Define and lead the architecture and development of sophisticated embedded electronic systems for aerospace, with an emphasis on processor architectures and custom acceleration engines

• HDL Development: Lead RTL development, integration, and verification using SystemVerilog for complex digital designs

• Hardware Acceleration: Design and implement custom hardware acceleration engines to meet demanding performance, safety, reliability, and operational constraints

• Collaboration: Work closely with software/firmware engineers, system architects, and product teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration and cohesive end-to-end solutions

• Testing & Validation: Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, and use debugging tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to validate designs and troubleshoot issues at the component level

• Documentation & Standards: Create and maintain detailed design documentation, and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., DO-254, A(M)C 20-152A)

• Technical Leadership: Act as a technical authority during design reviews and mentor other engineers on design best practices

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A PhD in Electronics Engineering with 0–2+ years of academic or industrial experience
  or
  A Master’s degree with 2–5+ years of relevant experience

• Experience with FPGA development and HDL design using Verilog, VHDL, or SystemVerilog

• Familiarity with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus

• Working knowledge of RTL design, digital logic, and debugging techniques. 

• Basic understanding of microcontrollers, embedded systems, or computer architecture

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams

• Experience with SystemVerilog-based verification methodologies

• Experience with embedded software development in C/C++

• Exposure to high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and power management 

• Experience supporting hardware integration, testing, and troubleshooting in a lab environment

What We Offer: 

• Competitive salaries. 

• 23 days holiday + statutory public holidays

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 8% company contribution)

• Life Assurance’ with pension. 

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave. 

• Private Medical Insurance

• And more! 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).  

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.  

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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