Lead Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++, Defence)

Leonardo UK Ltd; Wickford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Basildon is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with extensive C/C++ experience to contribute to defence projects. You will work on innovative software features, collaborating across disciplines to deliver market-leading products for the Integrated Sensors & Protection line.

Direct industry experience is not required; Leonardo supports developing engineers and offers a flexible, hybrid working environment with opportunities for growth and security clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Several years of C/C++ software engineering experience in aerospace, defence, or other mission/safety-critical domains.
• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, UDP, and socket programming
• RTOS concepts, such as multi-threading and inter-process communication (IPC)
• DDS Middleware
• Experience with development tools including: Microsoft Visual Studio, CMake, Git, Ubuntu Linux
• Experience with embedded SoC platforms such as Xilinx, Texas Instruments, or similar processors
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills on embedded platforms
• Embedded Linux custom target hardware development and debugging experience
• Experience of using Iterative development lifecycles (for example tailored Agile)
• Experience using tools associated with Iterative development lifecycles (Jira / DevOps)
• Familiarity with development to design and coding standards

Responsibilities

• Develop a new generation of features and capabilities using innovative software solutions.
• Be a key part of a world-class software engineering community delivering market-leading defence products.
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure coherent integration of software with hardware and firmware.

Skills

C/C++

Networking

RTOS/IPC

DDS Middleware

Visual Studio

CMake

Git

Ubuntu Linux

Embedded SoC

Debugging

Embedded Linux

Iterative development

Jira/DevOps

Coding standards

Tools

Xilinx

Texas Instruments

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd in Basildon is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with extensive C/C++ experience to contribute to defence projects. You will work on innovative software features, collaborating across disciplines to deliver market-leading products for the Integrated Sensors & Protection line.

Direct industry experience is not required; Leonardo supports developing engineers and offers a flexible, hybrid working environment with opportunities for growth and security clearance eligibility.