Principal Test Environments Engineer – GCAP

Leonardo; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible hours

Hybrid working

Learning & development

Job summary

Leonardo UK seeks a Principal Software Engineer – Test Environments to lead the development of robust test capabilities for GCAP. You will drive environments from strategy through to implementation, coordinating with MoD and international partners to enable synthetic and airborne trials.

We expect a strong background in Agile software development, test frameworks, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop, plus experience delivering complex engineering solutions within regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience delivering software solutions within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience in agile methods, test environments, test frameworks, or test automation.
• Simulation, modelling, hardware-in-the-loop, or systems integration activities.
• Working 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 within complex systems.
• Engineering governance, quality standards and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and test solutions that support physical and digital test capabilities.
• Deliver test environments across multiple levels, from subsystem integration 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 meet cost, schedule, and quality targets and support proof-of-concept activities in the UK and internationally.

Skills

Agile

Software Dev

Systems integration

HIL testing

Test automation

Education

BSc or equivalent degree

Job description

Leonardo UK seeks a Principal Software Engineer – Test Environments to lead the development of robust test capabilities for GCAP. You will drive environments from strategy through to implementation, coordinating with MoD and international partners to enable synthetic and airborne trials.

We expect a strong background in Agile software development, test frameworks, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop, plus experience delivering complex engineering solutions within regulated environments.