Principal Software Engineer — Test Environments for GCAP

Leonardo; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Free online courses

Refer a friend

Flexible benefits up to £500

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a driven professional to develop test environments for the GCAP defence programme, from strategy to implementation. You will deliver hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments, working with MoD and international partners.

The role supports electronic testing and software solutions across multiple sites in the UK, with occasional travel to Italy and Japan, and involves hybrid/onsite collaboration and security clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software solutions in a complex engineering environment.
• Experience developing test environments or test automation solutions.
• Experience with simulation, modelling, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), or systems integration activities.
• Collaboration with systems engineers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Requirements capture, verification, validation, and acceptance activities.
• Digital engineering approaches and hybrid physical/synthetic test environments.
• Software architectures, interfaces, and data integration in complex systems.
• Experience operating in regulated environments and maintaining governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and test solutions that support physical and digital test capabilities.
• Deliver test environments across multiple levels, from subsystem integration through to HIL and simulation environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define Test Environment requirements and support programme objectives.
• Contribute to GCAP ISANKE and IC 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 synthetic and airborne trials.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Test environments

Test automation

Simulation / HIL

Systems integration

Requirements capture

Digital engineering

Software architectures

Engineering governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Simulation tools

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a driven professional to develop test environments for the GCAP defence programme, from strategy to implementation. You will deliver hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments, working with MoD and international partners.

The role supports electronic testing and software solutions across multiple sites in the UK, with occasional travel to Italy and Japan, and involves hybrid/onsite collaboration and security clearance requirements.