The Opportunity

We are looking for a wide range of talented Software Engineers to join our fantastic team, working on groundbreaking projects helping to further push and develop capabilities of products within our Sensor & Protection line of business.

What you will do

We want to develop a new generation of features and capabilities using innovative software solutions and we need you to create them. You will be a key part in a community of world-class software engineers who will continuously improve, collaborate and innovate with other engineers to create market-leading products within the defence industry.

What we are looking for:
We have a number of different of opportunities and are looking for experience in one of the following skills:

UML and C++ C# Visual Studios C & real-time embedded. Python, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, GItlab OOD (Object Oriented Design) techniques Matlab Simulink Development of flexible architectures Communication frameworks Knowledge of standards such as RTCA 178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++ Full software lifecycle including: Requirements Management, Design, Implementation, Test and Integration Rhapsody, VxWorks, DOORS, Dimensions or similar tools

What you will get:

Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options 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. Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and 12 flexi days Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for Carers (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).

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Leonardo are global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which over 7,500 are based in the UK.