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Senior Software Engineers

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Leonardo
Contract position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: City of Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineers

Leonardo Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Job Description

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.

For more information on Leonardo's world‑first radar testing breakthrough have a look here

If you would like to read about our contribution to the Eurofighter - have a look here

Responsibilities
  • 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; fully document and record your work products; keep them under configuration management and provide 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
Qualifications

We really need you to have in‑industry experience of using the programming languages C and/or C++. If you could accompany that experience with any of the following, you will really stand out:

  • Developing Low Level Drivers
  • Experience with NI Test Stand
  • 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

Why Join Us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work‑life balance:

  • 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

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Location & Conditions

Primary

Location:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Contract Type:
Permanent

Hybrid Working:
Hybrid

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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