PA Consulting
Melbourn, Hertfordshire
About us We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are 3,300 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Job Description Great opportunity for a talented, newly qualified Electronics Engineer who is interested in building a career in a consulting environment. If you want a balance of technology, commercial and real-world applications, coupled with an opportunity to work across a broad range of industry sectors, then this might be what you have been looking for. At PA Consulting Group we have a unique combination of industry expertise and engineering capability. At our dedicated Technology Centre in Cambridge UK, we develop award-winning products and manufacturing processes, helping clients understand and use technology more effectively. We are looking for a graduate Electronics Engineer to join our growing team at our technology centre in Melbourn, Herts. The role will involve working closely with your colleagues and our clients on a wide range of assignments. You will be an important part of developing creative technical solutions for break-out products and manufacturing processes, contributing your expertise in electronic engineering. Your role may range from creating a novel wireless connected product, developing a high performance data processor to designing an innovative medical device. Our clients need us to work at the cutting edge and you will be ready to help. Qualifications Product Design Engineering at PA is unique among technology consultancies in offering clients the opportunity to integrate new products and technology through to wider business solutions. Our PDE programme is based out of our state-of-the-art Global Technology Centre in Melbourn. As a member of our PDE team, you will innovate at the intersection of science, technology and market needs. We pride ourselves on developing innovative solutions to hard problems. We will provide you with the opportunity to work across a multitude of sectors, working within teams which take products from idea to market quickly and efficiently. You will be enrolled onto our Graduate Development Programme, including access to mentoring; and at the end of the scheme, you will be eligible for promotion to our Consultant Analyst rank The ideal candidate will be a graduate engineer with a degree in electronics (or related subject), with a strong academic background and ideally some exposure to industry via projects or internships. You should have a knowledge and an interest across one or more of these areas: Electronic circuit design principles. Digital electronics - DSP, FPGA Microcontrollers, Microprocessors and embedded hardware design. Embedded software development in C Power electronics and switch mode power supply design. Radio frequency electronics / communication systems Product design experience desirable Additional Information Private medical insurance Travel allowance 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days Company pension scheme Annual performance-based bonus Life and Income protection insurance Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) Additional optional benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance) Inclusion & Diversity We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment - one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We're committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA's goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
About us We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are 3,300 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Job Description Great opportunity for a talented, newly qualified Electronics Engineer who is interested in building a career in a consulting environment. If you want a balance of technology, commercial and real-world applications, coupled with an opportunity to work across a broad range of industry sectors, then this might be what you have been looking for. At PA Consulting Group we have a unique combination of industry expertise and engineering capability. At our dedicated Technology Centre in Cambridge UK, we develop award-winning products and manufacturing processes, helping clients understand and use technology more effectively. We are looking for a graduate Electronics Engineer to join our growing team at our technology centre in Melbourn, Herts. The role will involve working closely with your colleagues and our clients on a wide range of assignments. You will be an important part of developing creative technical solutions for break-out products and manufacturing processes, contributing your expertise in electronic engineering. Your role may range from creating a novel wireless connected product, developing a high performance data processor to designing an innovative medical device. Our clients need us to work at the cutting edge and you will be ready to help. Qualifications Product Design Engineering at PA is unique among technology consultancies in offering clients the opportunity to integrate new products and technology through to wider business solutions. Our PDE programme is based out of our state-of-the-art Global Technology Centre in Melbourn. As a member of our PDE team, you will innovate at the intersection of science, technology and market needs. We pride ourselves on developing innovative solutions to hard problems. We will provide you with the opportunity to work across a multitude of sectors, working within teams which take products from idea to market quickly and efficiently. You will be enrolled onto our Graduate Development Programme, including access to mentoring; and at the end of the scheme, you will be eligible for promotion to our Consultant Analyst rank The ideal candidate will be a graduate engineer with a degree in electronics (or related subject), with a strong academic background and ideally some exposure to industry via projects or internships. You should have a knowledge and an interest across one or more of these areas: Electronic circuit design principles. Digital electronics - DSP, FPGA Microcontrollers, Microprocessors and embedded hardware design. Embedded software development in C Power electronics and switch mode power supply design. Radio frequency electronics / communication systems Product design experience desirable Additional Information Private medical insurance Travel allowance 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days Company pension scheme Annual performance-based bonus Life and Income protection insurance Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) Additional optional benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance) Inclusion & Diversity We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment - one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We're committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA's goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Consult Red
We're looking across the UK for talented Senior Embedded Software Engineers to work remotely on cutting-edge, high profile software projects.Consult Red is an employee-owned company and a trusted partner to some of the world's largest brands. We're an R&D technology partner that develops cutting-edge 'Internet of Things (IoT) smart, connected products, video and broadband end-user equipment streaming TV devices, networks and platforms. Connected devices and systems developed by Consult Red are currently in more than 30 million homes around the world.Our story started in 2003 when five friends founded the company in Shipley, West Yorkshire. Since then, we've grown a lot. We work with the world's leading media operators, including Liberty Global (Virgin, UPC), Comcast (Sky) and AT&T (Directv), and in the last 12 months alone we've grown our team in the UK, Poland and the US by 40%. We're now over 220 people globally, working collaboratively to provide an industry-leading consultancy service across software development, hardware, embedded, and cloud technologies.We're proud to be an employee-owned business. At Consult Red, everyone has a stake, and everyone has a say. The employees are the business owners, and we work together with shared values and purpose towards our common goals. We want every team member to feel empowered, have a say in our future, and share in our success.How You'll Spend Your Time:You will work in an agile environment reporting to a Group Lead or Project Manager and will have considerable exposure to our clients and other partners. You'll be a key part of the planning, design, development, debugging and integration of embedded software modules for cutting edge broadcast and internet TV receivers (set-top boxes). You'll create new features while also supporting the C++ debugging team, which will be around a 60/40 split of your time. Most importantly, your work will help deliver a much-needed service for society in lockdown - quick and easy access to some of the World's best digital TV services.What You'll Need to Bring:Strong experience with C, C++ or Java in an embedded Linux or Android environmentStrong debugging and problem-solving skillsExperienced developing and debugging multithreaded and/or multi-process codeAbility to understand complex issues and discuss them via phone, email and other methodsFlexible, proactive, can-do approachYou'll Be Working with:Experience with any of the following is useful, although not requiredObject Orientated programming in C++ or Java | UML diagramming | C+ | STL or frameworks such as Qt | Embedded or mobile Java | JNI | Linux kernel | drivers | GCC | GDB | TDD and Unit Testing frameworks such as Google Test | Mockito | JUnit and similar | Software development for consumer electronics or TV | Audio, Video & TV standards | Networking protocols and standards including TCP/IP | Wi-Fi | UPnP | DLNA | HLS or MPEG-DASH | Agile, Scrum methodologiesWhat we'll give you in return:A competitive salary which grows with your careerA twice-yearly company bonus schemeOpportunities to train, develop and grow, as well as learn from talented colleagues25 days' holiday as standard, rising an extra day for every calendar year you stay with us (up to a maximum of 31 days)5% matched contributory pensionAccess to Headspace meditation appFlexibility in your working hours and home officeFree on-site parking, rail season ticket support, and a cycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanRelocation assistance for those moving to the areaOur Recruitment Process:Once you submit your CV, we'll send you a short online form asking you to confirm a couple of things. This will then go directly to the Hiring Manager review. We'll often do a short first stage telephone interview to find out more about you and to check that the role would be a good fit for your requirements.Then, if you progress to the interview stage, we'll try to cover off everything we can in one Skype sitting, to make the process quicker for you - which means our interviews can be slightly longer than average. We hope you'll leave the meeting with a real feel for the job and what it's like to work with us.So what are you waiting for? If this sounds like what you've been looking for, click 'apply' to send us your details and we'll be in touch really soon.You can find out more about our company, and what it's like to work with us, on our LinkedIn () or Glassdoor () pages
We're looking across the UK for talented Senior Embedded Software Engineers to work remotely on cutting-edge, high profile software projects.Consult Red is an employee-owned company and a trusted partner to some of the world's largest brands. We're an R&D technology partner that develops cutting-edge 'Internet of Things (IoT) smart, connected products, video and broadband end-user equipment streaming TV devices, networks and platforms. Connected devices and systems developed by Consult Red are currently in more than 30 million homes around the world.Our story started in 2003 when five friends founded the company in Shipley, West Yorkshire. Since then, we've grown a lot. We work with the world's leading media operators, including Liberty Global (Virgin, UPC), Comcast (Sky) and AT&T (Directv), and in the last 12 months alone we've grown our team in the UK, Poland and the US by 40%. We're now over 220 people globally, working collaboratively to provide an industry-leading consultancy service across software development, hardware, embedded, and cloud technologies.We're proud to be an employee-owned business. At Consult Red, everyone has a stake, and everyone has a say. The employees are the business owners, and we work together with shared values and purpose towards our common goals. We want every team member to feel empowered, have a say in our future, and share in our success.How You'll Spend Your Time:You will work in an agile environment reporting to a Group Lead or Project Manager and will have considerable exposure to our clients and other partners. You'll be a key part of the planning, design, development, debugging and integration of embedded software modules for cutting edge broadcast and internet TV receivers (set-top boxes). You'll create new features while also supporting the C++ debugging team, which will be around a 60/40 split of your time. Most importantly, your work will help deliver a much-needed service for society in lockdown - quick and easy access to some of the World's best digital TV services.What You'll Need to Bring:Strong experience with C, C++ or Java in an embedded Linux or Android environmentStrong debugging and problem-solving skillsExperienced developing and debugging multithreaded and/or multi-process codeAbility to understand complex issues and discuss them via phone, email and other methodsFlexible, proactive, can-do approachYou'll Be Working with:Experience with any of the following is useful, although not requiredObject Orientated programming in C++ or Java | UML diagramming | C+ | STL or frameworks such as Qt | Embedded or mobile Java | JNI | Linux kernel | drivers | GCC | GDB | TDD and Unit Testing frameworks such as Google Test | Mockito | JUnit and similar | Software development for consumer electronics or TV | Audio, Video & TV standards | Networking protocols and standards including TCP/IP | Wi-Fi | UPnP | DLNA | HLS or MPEG-DASH | Agile, Scrum methodologiesWhat we'll give you in return:A competitive salary which grows with your careerA twice-yearly company bonus schemeOpportunities to train, develop and grow, as well as learn from talented colleagues25 days' holiday as standard, rising an extra day for every calendar year you stay with us (up to a maximum of 31 days)5% matched contributory pensionAccess to Headspace meditation appFlexibility in your working hours and home officeFree on-site parking, rail season ticket support, and a cycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanRelocation assistance for those moving to the areaOur Recruitment Process:Once you submit your CV, we'll send you a short online form asking you to confirm a couple of things. This will then go directly to the Hiring Manager review. We'll often do a short first stage telephone interview to find out more about you and to check that the role would be a good fit for your requirements.Then, if you progress to the interview stage, we'll try to cover off everything we can in one Skype sitting, to make the process quicker for you - which means our interviews can be slightly longer than average. We hope you'll leave the meeting with a real feel for the job and what it's like to work with us.So what are you waiting for? If this sounds like what you've been looking for, click 'apply' to send us your details and we'll be in touch really soon.You can find out more about our company, and what it's like to work with us, on our LinkedIn () or Glassdoor () pages