Senior C++ Engineer - Defence/Aerospace, Onsite in Edinburgh

Leonardo S.p.A.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Onsite working

Training and courses

Mental health support

Job summary

Leonardo UK in Edinburgh is recruiting Software Engineers to contribute to the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. You will join an Agile team of engineers, developing, testing, and sustaining C++ software critical to UK air defence. The role offers working onsite with clear career development in a leading aerospace company.

You will participate across the software lifecycle, translate requirements into designs, and drive engineering excellence within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Experience in agile software development lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Translate requirements into effective software designs and implementations.
• Commitment to high engineering standards and software quality.
• Working knowledge of Git (or equivalent) source control.
• Familiarity with embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain C++ software for the Eurofighter Typhoon programme.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team spanning software, systems, firmware, and hardware engineering.
• Deliver new features and enhancements in an agile development environment.
• Translate requirements into effective software designs and solutions.
• Investigate, debug, and resolve software issues.
• Contribute to software architecture and technical decision-making.
• Take ownership of tasks from planning through to delivery.
• Conduct code reviews and uphold high standards of software quality.
• Share knowledge and contribute to continuous team improvement.

Skills

Strong C++ programming skills

Agile software development

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Requirements analysis

Engineering practices

Git version control

Embedded environments familiarity

Tools

Git

CMake

Debugger

Atlassian toolset

Job description

Leonardo UK in Edinburgh is recruiting Software Engineers to contribute to the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. You will join an Agile team of engineers, developing, testing, and sustaining C++ software critical to UK air defence. The role offers working onsite with clear career development in a leading aerospace company.

You will participate across the software lifecycle, translate requirements into designs, and drive engineering excellence within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.