Job summary

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air.

Key skills required for this role

Embedded Software Engineering, UML, C++, Python, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, GItlab OOD (Object Oriented Design) techniques Matlab Simulink, Requirements Management, Design, Implementation, Test and Integration Rhapsody, VxWorks, DOORS

Important

You must be based in the UK and have a British Passport

Job description

The Opportunity

Leonardo's Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.

The battlespace in which air forces will operate in the future continues to evolve. To counter the threats of the future, industry is creating a next generation air combat system, which is agile, flexible, connected, and affordable.

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options.
• Custom working: These roles require all contracted hours (full-time or part-time) onsite; based at Edinburgh.
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
  • Careers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
  • Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
  • Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
  • Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
  • We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
• Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
• Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
• Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
• Employee Assistance Program : Providing free and confidential mental health support
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days

What you will do

Within the software engineering community at Leonardo Edinburgh, our mission is simple: "Deliver new features and enhancements quickly and continuously to keep our operators safe."

That means we need to develop features, gather data, diagnose problems and deploy updates as quickly as possible. As a Software Engineer, you'll understand the value you deliver to our customers and how important that is to mission success.

Due to the nature of the work we do, remote working and working from home is generally not possible for these roles. If you've previously felt isolated by working remotely, and want to be part of a business where you can thrive in an office-based environment, working alongside some of the best engineers in our company, these are ideal roles.

Depending on your level of expertise, you'll mentor, coach and teach other software engineers, and actively contribute to sharing knowledge and developing others.

We recognise that the "perfect candidate" doesn't exist, so the main requirement for the position is a strong software engineering skillset. You don't need to have experience in embedded, avionics or defence software development; we want to hear from skilled engineers and technical experts from all industries.

Progression
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo's future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

What we are looking for

You will have experience of some of the following:

• Full software lifecycle including: Requirements Management, Design, Implementation, Test and Integration
• UML and C++
• OOD (Object Oriented Design) techniques
• Working and delivering software using agile techniques such as Scrum, and tooling such as Jira / Confluence / Bitbucket / GItlab

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

• Development of embedded software, including RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux, and deployment of software to multi-core or distributed hardware platforms
• Working alongside firmware and hardware engineers to develop working embedded solutions
• A solid grasp of programming and scripting languages other than C++
• Knowledge of standards such as RTCA 178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++
• Matlab Simulink, Rhapsody, DOORS, Dimensions or similar tools