Rugged embedded computing for defence, aerospace, and industrial edge applications
Concurrent manufactures Intel-based embedded computers (single-board computers, VPX modules, VME legacy systems) for mission-critical defence and aerospace deployments. The company is actively scaling production—hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and ops with a heavy senior/lead weighting—while rolling out new ERP and M365 infrastructure, signaling operational growth pressure. Supply chain and yield optimization rank high on the challenge list, typical of hardware makers moving from low-volume custom builds toward repeatability.
Concurrent is a UK-headquartered embedded computing manufacturer founded in 1985, now operating facilities in Colchester (UK) and Los Angeles (US). They design and build ruggedized single-board computers, 3U VPX plug-in cards, and complete VPX systems powered by Intel processors, targeting defence, aerospace, and industrial customers who need long-term reliability and availability at the edge. The company is AS9100-certified and holds Principal Member status in the SOSA Consortium (an open-systems architecture alliance). They maintain legacy VME product lines to support customer mid-life upgrades and backward compatibility. End-to-end scope spans design, manufacturing, board support packages, and through-life support.
Core design tools: LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, Linux, RTOS, Xilinx Vivado, VHDL, MicroBlaze. Infrastructure: Azure, Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, Proxmox, Jenkins, GitLab, Jira. IT operations: Microsoft 365, Business Central, Intune, Microsoft Defender.
Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. The company also operates an AS9100-certified manufacturing and engineering facility in Los Angeles, United States.
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