Coda Octopus Products Ltd.

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Join Our Team

At Coda Octopus, our main operating base is in Edinburgh, Scotland, and we have sales offices in the U.S. and Denmark. We operate in the global offshore equipment supply market and sell unique, high-end technology through our worldwide sales and distribution network.

We are always seeking new talent and good caliber personnel to join our dynamic team and fill various vacancies in the areas of software development, sales, support, and survey operations. We are particularly interested in speaking to candidates with relevant industry experience in the software development, marine construction, marine survey, or oil and gas sectors.

Educated to degree level with at least three years of professional experience, we are seeking individuals with very good communication skills who can contribute to our business to join our young and expanding team in Edinburgh.

If you feel you fit the brief, please apply to jobs@codaoctopus.com with a covering letter.

About Coda Octopus Products

Coda Octopus Products Ltd designs, manufactures and supports advanced underwater technologies for the marine survey, offshore, defence and security sectors. Our products include industry-leading real-time 3D sonar systems, inertial navigation systems, augmented reality diving technologies and subsea positioning solutions.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Edinburgh-based engineering team.

This is a hands-on role involving the design, analysis, prototyping and development of underwater systems, rugged electronics enclosures, precision navigation equipment and subsea pressure housings. Working closely with electronics, software and systems engineers, you will contribute throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through to manufacture and product support.
 

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or higher
  • Minimum 7 years' relevant industry experience

 

Required Skills and Experience

  • Advanced SolidWorks proficiency
  • Design of machined, sheet metal and 3D-printed components
  • Mechanical design of rugged electronic systems and assemblies
  • Thermal management, material selection and engineering analysis
  • Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • Creation of engineering drawings, BOMs, assembly procedures and manufacturing documentation
  • Experience with design release, configuration control and engineering change processes
  • Hands-on prototyping using additive manufacturing, 3D printing and CNC-based rapid prototyping techniques
  • Experience working with suppliers, fabrication shops and manufacturing partners
  • Knowledge of relevant industry and military standards
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

 

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Underwater systems and sonar equipment
  • Pressure housing and subsea enclosure design
  • Electronics packaging and rugged enclosure design
  • Environmental sealing and ingress protection
  • FEA, shock and vibration analysis
  • Marine, offshore or defence product development

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies and enclosures for new and existing products
  • Develop solutions for subsea systems, rugged electronics packaging and thermal management
  • Create and maintain 3D models, drawings, BOMs and manufacturing documentation
  • Prepare engineering release packages for production
  • Develop, assemble and evaluate prototypes
  • Support testing, qualification and product verification activities
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout product development
  • Support manufacturing, suppliers and engineering change activities
  • Contribute innovative ideas to future product developments

 

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Opportunity to work on industry-leading sonar and navigation technologies
  • Collaborative and highly experienced engineering team
  • Long-term career development opportunities within a growing technology company

 

If you feel you have the necessary qualities and qualifications to join our team then please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@codaoctopus.com explaining why this job is right for you.

Closing Date for this position is 7 September 2026.

No agencies, please.

Senior Mechanical Engineer: Apply Now

Job Description

Coda Octopus designs, manufactures and supports advanced systems and software for the marine survey, construction, defence and security sectors. Our technologies include real-time 3D sonar systems, augmented reality diving systems, inertial navigation systems, GNSS positioning solutions and other high-performance underwater technologies used worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to join our Edinburgh-based engineering team on a full-time basis.

  

The Role

You will play a key role in the design, verification and implementation of FPGA firmware and real-time signal processing solutions for new and existing products. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will contribute to the development of advanced sonar, navigation and sensing systems, including FPGA, DSP and GPU-accelerated (CUDA) processing technologies.

The successful candidate will be degree qualified (or equivalent) and have a minimum of five years' experience in FPGA firmware development. You will possess strong digital design, verification and hardware debugging skills, together with excellent problem-solving abilities, creativity, integrity and a genuine enthusiasm for technology and learning.

  

Essential Requirements

  • Degree in Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • Minimum 5 years' FPGA firmware design experience
  • Digital systems design and integration
  • VHDL and/or Verilog development
  • FPGA verification methodologies
  • Hardware debugging and fault investigation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary development team

 

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • High-speed ADC/DAC firmware design
  • System-level firmware architecture
  • Verification frameworks such as OSVVM
  • Intel (Altera) FPGA development
  • Digital signal processing (DSP), including beamforming and real-time signal processing applications
  • Sonar, radar, communications, defence or underwater acoustics applications
  • Embedded microcontroller firmware development
  • Embedded software development

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop FPGA firmware for new products and enhancements to existing products
  • Define firmware requirements and architectures
  • Design and implement digital communication interfaces including I²C, SPI and UART
  • Develop and optimise FPGA-based digital signal processing and beamforming functions where required
  • Undertake simulation, verification, integration and hardware testing
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to optimise system performance and reliability
  • Investigate and resolve design issues, faults and non-conformances
  • Produce design documentation and participate in design reviews
  • Maintain version and release control in accordance with ISO 9001 quality standards
  • Develop diagnostic and test tools using MATLAB, Python or TCL
  • Contribute ideas and technologies for future product development

 

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary, dependent on experience
  • Opportunity to work on industry-leading sonar and navigation technologies
  • Collaborative and innovative engineering environment
  • Long-term career development opportunities within a growing technology company

 

If you feel you have the necessary qualities and qualifications to join our team then please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@codaoctopus.com explaining why this job is right for you.

Closing Date for this position is 7 September 2026.

No agencies, please.

FPGA & DSP Design Engineer: Apply Now