Senior Software Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in Newcastle upon Tyne. This exciting role involves developing cutting-edge software for advanced radar systems, contributing to significant projects that enhance defense capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in programming languages such as Ada, Python, and Java, along with experience in the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and professional growth, this company offers a collaborative environment where innovation thrives and your contributions make a real impact.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Company funded flexible benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Award winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Gym membership

Free access to online courses

Referral Incentive

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in software development with a focus on high-quality code.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and software lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support software for the Captor M-Scan product line.
• Create technical reports and presentations for stakeholders.

Skills

Ada

C

Python

Java

Software Development Lifecycle

Object-oriented programming

Configuration Management

Bus Transactions

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Gitlab

Job description

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Senior Software Engineer, Newcastle upon Tyne

Client:

Leonardo

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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126

Posted:

11.04.2025

Expiry Date:

26.05.2025

Job Description:

The opportunity:

At Leonardo, we are looking for Senior Software Engineers to join our growing Software community. Leonardo has opened a new site in Newcastle and we are looking to enhance our existing Software capability in the Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh.

The Captor Mechanically Scanned (M-Scan) Radar is the Eurofighter Typhoon primary sensor and remains the primary front line defence aircraft for the UK, Germany, Italy & Spain. As a result of significant customer demand for future technology enhancements, Leonardo is looking to increase and strengthen the Captor M-Scan software development team by adding experienced Software Engineers to deliver exciting new capabilities to our customers.

The role will be to provide software engineering technical and domain knowledge support for the current development programme and be part of the software team that will develop and support Task Based Management (TBM) in the Captor M-Scan product line moving forward. The TBM methodology is set to be used in a number of future Leonardo products.

As a Software Engineer on the Captor M programme, you will be expected to be a highly motivated experienced software engineer who is willing to take on a challenge to meet the needs of our software engineering roles. These roles demand a high degree of work performance and customer/end user focus from you in order to meet the operational challenges of the Captor M-Scan product line.

What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer:

• Follow the software development lifecycle
• Implement all of the skills required for software development
• Be responsible for creating high quality and robust code, for fully documenting and recording your work products, keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress to your supervisor
• Deliver technical reports and documents, as well as generate and present technical presentations to project stakeholders
• Be able to follow a project plan and identify key elements within the project plan
• Report clear and concise progress to the software team lead and Project and Engineering management
• Work alongside and closely with the Software & Systems team, as well as the rooflab integration team. You will investigate and resolve real integration problems on a complex system

What we need from you is applied knowledge and industry experience in:

• Ada
• Understanding of C
• Python, Java
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Industry application of object-oriented high-level programming languages
• Configuration Management toolsets
• A solid understanding of Bus Transactions

Demonstrable experience in the following areas will help you stand out:

• Working and delivering software using agile techniques such as Scrum, and tooling such as Jira / Confluence / Bitbucket / Gitlab

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Life at Leonardo:

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below