Senior C++ Engineer – Defence Systems, UK Impact

Leonardo; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-days

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Job summary

Leonardo UK is actively seeking Software Engineers to join a high-performing Agile team working on the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. You will design, develop, test and maintain C++ software across the full lifecycle while collaborating with software, systems, firmware and hardware engineers to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes ownership, innovation, and technical decision-making within a world-leading aerospace platform, with clear career growth in a secure,

Qualifications

• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Experience working within an agile team and familiarity with agile software development lifecycle.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ability to analyse requirements and translate them into effective designs and implementations.
• Commitment to engineering best practices and high software quality.
• Working knowledge of Git (or equivalent) source control.
• Ability to trace, diagnose and resolve software issues; familiarity with a debugger.

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

C++ programming

Agile team

Team collaboration

Requirements analysis

Engineering best practices

Git source control

Debugging

Tools

CMake

Atlassian tooling

Job description

Leonardo UK is actively seeking Software Engineers to join a high-performing Agile team working on the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. You will design, develop, test and maintain C++ software across the full lifecycle while collaborating with software, systems, firmware and hardware engineers to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes ownership, innovation, and technical decision-making within a world-leading aerospace platform, with clear career growth in a secure,