Principal Aerospace Software Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

Leonardo SpA; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to recharge

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Access to Coursera/LinkedIn Learning

Flexible benefits up to £500

Hybrid/onsite flexibility

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Software Systems Engineer to bridge systems engineering and software development for aerospace products. You'll work on mission-critical software in collaboration with engineering teams, delivering architectural designs, requirements, and integrated solutions for deployed and development systems.

We expect experience in delivering software-heavy systems, familiarity with MBSE or UML, and strong DevOps knowledge to support regulated industry projects.

Qualifications

• Science, maths, or engineering-based degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering software-heavy systems for regulated industries (military, rail, safety-critical).
• Experience with DevOps to deliver products.
• Experience with MBSE methodologies or modelling languages such as UML.
• Knowledge of software architectures, design principles, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to define requirements for new systems and software designs.
• Perform architectural design of software systems.
• Conduct cost and functional performance trade-offs and evaluate proposed solutions.
• Enhance capabilities and performance of in-service systems.
• Design and integrate new functionality into existing systems and with external software systems.
• Design and conduct testing and trials to prove equipment function and performance.
• Root-cause analysis of anomalies during operation, integration or evaluation.
• Lead technical activities and initiatives and mentor engineers.
• Create and deliver technical reports, presentations and proposals to customers and industry partners.
• Support knowledge sharing and exploitation of software and systems best practice.

Skills

Systems engineering

DevOps

MBSE

UML

Software testing

Education

Science, maths or engineering degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

DevOps tooling

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Software Systems Engineer to bridge systems engineering and software development for aerospace products. You'll work on mission-critical software in collaboration with engineering teams, delivering architectural designs, requirements, and integrated solutions for deployed and development systems.

We expect experience in delivering software-heavy systems, familiarity with MBSE or UML, and strong DevOps knowledge to support regulated industry projects.