Powertrain, electronics, and software engineering for automotive, aerospace, and marine
Cosworth is a six-decade-old engineering firm building propulsion systems, control electronics, and software across automotive, aerospace, and marine verticals. The tech stack reflects a hardware-centric business: CAD (Siemens NX), FPGA/HDL (Quartus Prime, VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog), embedded protocols (I2C, UART, AXI), and legacy ERP (SAP S/4HANA, Dynamics 365). Current hiring is engineering-heavy with active work on FPGA integration, motorsport engine controllers, and production-scale NPI—suggesting they're ramping discrete projects rather than platform shifts. Pain points cluster around manufacturing operational efficiency (downtime, BOM visibility, measurement automation) and data quality, not technical architecture.
Cosworth designs and manufactures propulsion systems, electronics modules, and control software for original equipment and aftermarket customers in automotive (including motorsport), aerospace, and marine sectors. The company operates from UK facilities with engineering expertise spanning hybrid and EV powertrains, data connectivity, and automation. Work spans clean-sheet product development, high-volume production, and niche engineering services. The active project mix (new product introduction, multi-year production planning, FPGA integration into multi-board systems, motorsport ECUs) reflects a business model built around discrete engineering contracts and production ramps rather than recurring platform revenue.
Cosworth uses Siemens NX for CAD, SAP S/4HANA and Dynamics 365 for ERP, Quartus Prime and VHDL/Verilog for FPGA design, embedded protocols (I2C, UART, AXI), and SQL Server / Power BI for analytics. Hardware design tooling includes CNC and Vericut.
Current projects include new product introduction (NPI) and multi-year production planning, FPGA integration into multi-processor systems, motorsport engine controllers (ECUs), unified reporting platform build-out, and health & safety initiatives. Manufacturing focus is on reducing downtime, improving BOM availability, and automating measurement tasks.
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