Principal Software Engineers

Leonardo UK Ltd

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GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300 Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Are you a Real Time Embedded Software Engineer ready to take the next step on your career journey. If you are looking at opportunities for progression, to learn and grow within a supportive environment, Leonardo has multiple roles available.

Do you want to deliver solutions within multidisciplinary Agile teams working on the forefront of defence engineering projects?

Do you value job security and flexible working with great benefits and an emphasis on work life balance?

Then you should apply for one of our PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER roles as we are looking for engineers to join our team working on a variety of exciting projects.

Below is a guide as to the list of skills and behaviours for the role which we value over experience:

  • Inspiring and motivating others working with in multi disciplined teams
  • Delivering high quality, high integrity code (eg RTCA-DO178C) using object oriantated C++
  • Hands on Integration working within a lab enviroment on target hardware
  • Implementation of real time embedded software applications built upon Linux or VXWorks RTOS (Desirable)
  • An understanding of the Software Engineering lifecycle from requirements elicitation to delivery and release.
  • The ability to Influence the development approach considering design principles, modularity and reuse, best practice, toolchain and much more.

See what we do at https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/electronic-warfare

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid
About this role

Summary

Deliver high quality embedded software solutions in Agile teams.

Job title

Principal Software Engineers

Experience level

Industry

defense

Location requirements

Located in Luton, hybrid work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

high quality codeC++real time embedded softwareLinuxVXWorkssoftware engineering lifecycle

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

embeddedreal timesoftware engineeringC++Linux
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Hybrid