Software Engineer

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-days up to 12/year

Up to 15% pension contribution

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Employee stock ownership plan

Flexible benefits up to £500/year

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Edinburgh site. You will contribute to software development for defence and aerospace projects, working within our Radar teams and applying C/C++ across the full lifecycle.

You will engage with stakeholders, deliver robust code, and align architecture across the programme while benefiting from a hybrid work arrangement and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• In-industry experience using the programming languages C and/or C++.
• Good quality industry experience and ability to work autonomously at a senior level.
• Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and delivery of software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring the package meets stakeholder requirements.
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, prioritising and trading-off requirements to determine optimum capability.
• Create high quality and robust code; document and record work products; keep under configuration management and report progress to line manager.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with the programme.
• Contribute to issue resolution by proposing solutions and guiding risk mitigation.

Skills

C

C++

SDLC

Tools

NI TestStand

Visual Studio

Test systems environments

Agile

Atlassian tools

Configuration management

Job description

Job Description:

Salary Range:

Engineer £38000 - £50000

Senior Engineer £45000 - £60000

Principal Engineer £54000 - £70000

Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your impact:

Are you interested in developing software to test some of the most cutting-edge defence and aerospace projects in the UK? If you like the sound of developing software for projects such as the Eurofighter Typhoon jet, then Leonardo would like to hear from you.

We are looking for experienced Software Engineers to join our well-established Test Engineering community at our Edinburgh based site. You will help us continue our industry leading contribution to projects in our Radar teams.

If you would like to read about our contribution to the Eurofighter - have a look here: https://uk.leonardo.com/en/innovation/typhoon

As a Software Engineer you will:

• Support creation and delivery of software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring that the package meets all stakeholder requirements
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, associating/attributing priority, interest, influence and trading-off needs to determine optimum capability to solve stakeholders’ problems
• Create 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 line manager
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other elements of the programme.
• Contribute to the resolution of emerging issues by proposing and driving through solutions, escalating more complex risks and supporting definition of opportunities and risk mitigation options

What we need from you:

• In-industry experience of using the programming languages C and/or C++.
• Good quality industry experience and working autonomously at a senior level.
• Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle.

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

• Developing Low Level Drivers
• Experience with NI TestStand
• Experience with Visual Studio
• Developing software for test system environments
• Developing software within a development process framework
• Experience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, our teams are key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your well being, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Join in our success: Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo.
• Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/company-benefits

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location:

GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid