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About
About FocalPoint: our history, milestones and leadership team.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to improve the lives of everyone who relies on positioning technology.
Careers
Learn about life at FPP, our impact, and what we offer. Hear from our people about our values and what they like about working here.
Sustainability
Read about our commitment to building a sustainable future.
Recognition
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Transform GNSS device reliability for billions of users worldwide
Join a diverse team of 50 professionals, representing over 10 nationalities, united by a shared passion for innovation. In this video, Principal Scientist Paulo Esteves shares how he values curiosity as a key trait in new hires, while Principal Sensor Fusion Engineer Hery Mwenegoha offers insights into his groundbreaking work.
Help bring our game-changing ideas to life
We're one team
Everything we do at FocalPoint is underpinned by our guiding principle: Strive for excellence. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, that’s why we’ve built our culture on investing in and growing every individual. As one trailblazing team, we turn world-class research into world-changing products.
Work on challenges that will change the world
Our ground-breaking technologies have the ability to enhance the efficiency and safety of everyday life, across multiple use cases.
Automotive
Delivering enhanced GNSS reliability in challenging environments, improving safety.
Smartphones
Enabling accurate and reliable navigation, positioning and location-based services in cities.
Wearables
Solving the accuracy and energy efficiency problems for today's sports wearables.
Our values
Everything we do at FocalPoint is underpinned by three values that combine to form our guiding principle: Strive for excellence.
High integrity
We are ethical, trustworthy, and rigorous in our commitment to fact, not hype. We demonstrate integrity through honest, transparent and ethical behaviour throughout all our actions and decisions.
High performance
We are innovators, we push against the boundaries of the status quo and strive for excellence in all that we do. We demonstrate this through active problem-solving, seeking out solutions while always striving for excellence.
Collaboration
We are open, inclusive and respectful, working together to change the world for the better – in our teams and with partners. We demonstrate collaboration through team empowerment, delegation and an openness that encourages inclusivity and respect.
Diversity and inclusion
Our people are at the heart of everything we do, that’s why we’ve built on culture on investing in and growing every individual. We aim to attract diverse talent, ensure fairness and equity in all that we do and create an environment where everyone can grow and achieve their potential.
15
nationalities
26% female
workforce
35% ethnic
minority
Recognising the talent in our team
Our teams have received recognition from across the globe for their groundbreaking work.
Business Award for Innovation 2023
Institute of Physics
Award for technical Achievement
Royal Institute of Navigation
Per Enge Achievement Award
Institute of
Navigation
Signals Leadership Award
GPS World
32 Innovators making the world a better place
Wired UK
W.G.P Lamb Award
Royal Institute of Navigation
Security Innovation of the year National
Technology Awards 2023
Self-Driving Industry Awards 2024 - V2X
Cars of the Future
What to expect in the application process
We believe interviewing works both ways – a chance for you to find out about FocalPoint and the role, and for us to find out about you and your skills and experience. Our recruitment process is transparent and relaxed. We look forward to speaking with you.
01. Submission
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If you are interested in one of our advertised roles or want to send a speculative application, please send us an up-to-date CV with an optional covering letter.
02. Review
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Our People Team will initially review your application and assess your skill, knowledge and experience. From here, we liaise with the relevant line manager to discuss next steps.
03. Interview
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We like to keep our processes fairly simple and informal. Some interviews are task-based, others are conversational.
04. Feedback or offer
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If you are offered a role with FocalPoint - awesome! If not, we will always ensure to provide you with constructive feedback.
Discover the benefits
Workplace pension
We offer a 401(k) contribution in the US and 8% matched pension contribution in the UK
Healthcare
We offer Vitality Healthcare in the UK and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield in the US
Professional memberships & career development
We cover the cost of a variety of memberships, training and conference attendance.
Refer a friend scheme
One-off payment up to £5000 / $6500 depending on seniority of the role
Holidays & leave
25 days annual leave and bank holidays on top. Our Cambridge, Bristol and US hubs are closed over Christmas break.
Additional holiday days
maximum of 10 additional days, each year after 3 years.
Share Scheme
Employees may be eligible depending on a number of factors throughout the duration of your employment.
Monthly staff socials
From eating out, board game evenings and golf ... these are just a few examples.
Hybrid working approach
Whether you want a permanent desk or mixture or both hub/remote, the choice is yours.