Your impact
Are you interested in working on one of the most cutting‑edge defence and aerospace projects in the UK? We are enhancing the capability of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Gripen and emerging GCAP platform and are looking for top engineers to join our team.
Job Description
As a Software Engineer at Leonardo, you will work in an agile team with 7–10 other engineers. Together with almost 100 other engineers you’ll be challenged to ensure the software development continues to form the backbone of the nation’s air defence capability for decades to come.
You will collaborate with your colleagues to architect, design, implement and test new product functionality and contribute to planning the work and taking ownership for delivering it.
What You’ll Bring
To be successful in this role, we need you to have the following experience:
- Experience working within an agile team and familiarity with agile software development lifecycle
- The ability to collaborate and work with others
- Strong programming skills. For this role C++ will be the main language but we will consider anyone who has strong skills in other languages and is willing to learn
- Git (or equivalent) source control expertise
- The ability to develop suitable software solutions from solution requirements
- The ability to trace, diagnose and resolve potential software issues. Familiarity with a debugger
Additional skills that will help you stand out:
- Familiarity with Signal Processing
- Experience working on complex products and codebases
- Familiarisation with component‑based development
- Experience working in embedded environments
- Experience using static analysis and code coverage tooling
- Knowledge of best practices for incremental development
- Familiarity with the Atlassian toolset
- Familiarity with CMake
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.
Security clearance
This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, which could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Why join us
- Time to Recharge – Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
- Secure your Future – Benefit from our award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Your Wellbeing Matters – Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
- Rewarding Performance – All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning – Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer a friend – Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Tailored Perks – Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible working – Flexible hours. Due to the nature of this role, full on‑site working is a requirement. For part‑time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.
Primary Location
GB – Edinburgh
Contract Type
Permanent
Hybrid Working
Onsite
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