C++ Software Engineer

Leonardo UK Ltd; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Scotland is seeking a Software Engineer to join an agile team of 7–10 engineers. You will architect, design, implement and test new software features that form the backbone of critical defence projects.

You will work with almost 100 engineers across programmes like Eurofighter Typhoon and Tempest, taking ownership of delivering high-quality software in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in an agile team and lifecycle.
• Strong C++ programming skills, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
• Ability to collaborate and work with others.
• Git source control experience.
• Ability to develop software solutions from requirements.
• Ability to trace, diagnose and resolve software issues using a debugger.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement and test new product functionality.
• Contribute to planning and take ownership for delivering it.
• Work with colleagues to deliver software in an agile team of 7–10 engineers.

Skills

C++ programming

Agile team experience

Collaboration

Debugger usage

Tools

Git

Job description

Job Description:

Salary Range:

Engineer £38000 - £50000

Senior Engineer £45000 - £60000

Principal Engineer £54000 - £70000

Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

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 fast jets such as the Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen and the emerging 6th generation fighter jet platform, Tempest. We are looking for top engineers to join our team and help us with our industry leading contributions to these projects.

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 really need you to have the following experience:

• Experience working within an agile team and familiarity with agile software development lifecycle
• Strong C++ programming skills, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
• The ability to collaborate and work with others
• Git (or equivalent) source control expertise
• The ability to develop suitable software solution from solution requirements
• The ability to trace, diagnose and resolve potential software issues. Familiarity with a debugger.

If you have the above skills, the following will really help you stand out:

• Familiarity with Signal Processing
• Experience working on complex products and codebases
• Familiarisation with component-based development
• Experience with working in embedded environments
• Experience using static analysis and code coverage tooling