Lead Test Environments Engineer – Hybrid, Global GCAP Impact

Leonardo; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a skilled engineer to develop test environments for the GCAP aerospace programme. You will create software and test solutions that support both physical and digital capabilities, working across hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, and subsystem integration.

Collaborating with engineering, procurement, IT, and manufacturing, you will help deliver innovative testing approaches, ensuring compliance and meeting cost, schedule, and quality targets across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering software solutions within a complex engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and test solutions that support physical and digital test capabilities.
• Deliver test environments across multiple levels, from subsystem integration through to hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define Test Environment requirements and support programme objectives.
• Contribute to the GCAP ISANKE and ICs Test Environments roadmap.
• Support the delivery of innovative test and compliance solutions across the programme.
• Work with Engineering, Procurement, IT, and Manufacturing teams to enable both synthetic and airborne trials.
• Deliver solutions to agreed cost, schedule, and quality targets, while supporting proof-of-concept and demonstration activities within the UK and internationally, particularly to Italy and Japan.

Skills

Software development

Test environments

Simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop

Systems integration

Agile methodologies

Requirements capture

Digital engineering

Data integration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Systems Engineering

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a skilled engineer to develop test environments for the GCAP aerospace programme. You will create software and test solutions that support both physical and digital capabilities, working across hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, and subsystem integration.

Collaborating with engineering, procurement, IT, and manufacturing, you will help deliver innovative testing approaches, ensuring compliance and meeting cost, schedule, and quality targets across the UK and internationally.