Embedded Lead Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Job Description: The opportunity

At Leonardo, we are looking for multiple industry experienced Embedded Lead Software Engineers to join our growing Software community. What you’ll do as a Embedded Lead Software Engineer

You will develop embedded software for a state-of-the-art radar platform. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working closely with Electronic and VHDL/FPGA engineers 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. Due to the nature of the work we do, remote working and working from home is limited. Depending on your level of expertise, you'll mentor, coach and teach other software engineers, and actively contribute to sharing knowledge. We need you to

Show a sense of Community: You'll embed yourself within our community, and value the progress all teams make. You'll want to help others. Be Adaptable: You'll be adaptable to the evolving challenges our community face. Be Curious: You'll be an avid learner and stretch yourself to deliver on our mission. Show Radical Candor: You'll care personally and challenge directly. Be Passionate: You'll show passion and purpose to succeed in our mission. Be Pragmatic: You'll make pragmatic choices to strengthen our community and achieve our mission. 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 Deployment of software to distributed hardware platforms, multicore programming, memory management techniques, device driver development, code optimisation, interrupt-driven designs A good understanding of electronics, schematic design and use of test equipment 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 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++ Requirements management tools Experience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset Understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT) Experience developing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Security Clearance: You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : 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