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Lead Software Engineer (Embedded Ada)

LeonardoLuton, Bedfordshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 20 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Part Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with Leonardo to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description:

The Opportunity

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Software Engineer. We 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.

What you will do:

  • Delivering and integrating high quality code
  • Collaborate in the technical solutions with hardware, firmware and systems engineering teams
  • Learn and grow within a supportive environment
  • Lead the development approach considering design principles, modularity and reuse, best practice, toolchain and much more

What we are looking for:

Below is a list of skills for the role however, we favour behaviours and experience over a specific toolset, programming language etc so please use this as a guide not a requirement!

  • Leading and motivating others
  • Ada
  • Hands on Integration
  • Object Orientation
  • Linux / VXWorks (Desirable)
  • Requirements Engineering
  • High integrity e.g. RTCA-DO178C

See what we do at https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/electronic-warfare

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).

Security Clearance:

You must be eligible for full security clearance.

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Onsite

Skills

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