The Opportunity
Are you a Embedded Software Engineer with C++ experience looking for your next challenge?
Here at Leonardo, we are on the hunt for talented software engineers to support our Integrated Sensors & Protection line of business, working on a range of defence projects. Direct industry experience is not required, we are happy to explore all backgrounds and help develop all our software engineers.
We are looking for several engineers with varied levels of experience (early career, experienced and experts).
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:
1. Understanding and knowledge of one or more of the following:
2. C++ software development
3. Development of new applications to meet user expectations and within formal constraints.
4. Familiarity with the tools and approaches to embedded development.
5. Experience with developing Windows & Linux applications.
6. Experience of using Iterative development lifecycles (for example tailored Agile.)
7. Experience using tools associated with Iterative development lifecycles (Jira / DevOps.)
8. Familiarity with development to design and coding standards.
What you will get:
9. Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
10. 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.
11. Above average employer pension contributions
12. Annual bonus
13. Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and 12 flexi days
14. Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
15. Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
16. Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
17. Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
18. Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
19. We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
To find out about all of our Company benefits :
Security Clearance:
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Leonardo is a leader in Electronics and developing advanced multi-domain technological solutions (Air, Land, Sea, Space and Cyber) for security within and beyond national borders. Our Sensors and Protection teams are based primarily at our Basildon and Southampton centres and are developing software solutions using a wide range to tools and methods.