Embedded Software Engineer (Senior Levels)

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, gb

Job Description:

The opportunity:

At Leonardo, we are looking for multiple industry experienced Embedded Principal Software Engineers to join our growing Software community.

Leonardo has opened a new site in Newcastle and we are looking to enhance our existing Software capability in the Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business based in Edinburgh.

What you’ll do as a Embedded Principal Software Engineer:

You will develop embedded software for a state-of-the-art radar platform deployed on the the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the successful testing and commissioning of a complex multi-unit system. The work is innovative and challenging on cutting-edge Arm and Intel SoC platforms

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.

What we need from you is applied knowledge and industry experience in:

  • Strong low level embedded C programming skills
  • A solid grasp of C++
  • Experience in testing and integrating software with firmware (VHDL/Verilog) and hardware
  • Excellent debugging skills and application of various strategies
  • Use of RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux
  • A good understanding of electronics, schematic design and use of test equipment

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

  • Working alongside firmware and hardware engineers to develop working embedded solutions
  • Knowledge of standards such as DO-178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++
  • Deployment of software to distributed hardware platforms, multicore programming, memory management techniques, device driver development, code optimisation, interrupt-driven designs
  • Experience developing solutions for ARM and Intel based multicore processing platforms
  • Communication protocols (I2C, SPI, USB, Serial, Network, PCIe)
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review
  • Experience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset
  • Understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Experience developing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

    • Security Clearance

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    Life at Leonardo

    With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

  • Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
  • Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
  • Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
  • Wellbeing:  Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
  • Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
  • Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
  • Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
  • Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

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