This programme has been designed to support people who have had a career break or are trying to transfer their skills in to a new sector or one they used to work in. We know that any gap in work experience or a move away from a sector or skill set makes it very hard to return or join through standard recruitment channels.

The roles in this programme tend to run on a 12 week placement with a view to securing a permanent role at the end of that period. Although it’s not guaranteed, 96% of our candidates who join the programme go on to secure permanent roles with their host organisation.

As a candidate working with STEM Returners you have access to free CV writing and Interview coaching and if you are successful in securing the role you’ll get access to coaching and mentoring programme to help you thrive in the role.

If you meet the criteria for this role but are unsure if you are eligible for the programme, we encourage you to make an application.

Job Description:

Are you a Real Time Embedded Software Engineer ready to continue and take the next step on your career journey and are you are looking for progression with an employer focused on supporting its people to reach their full potential.

 Do you want to deliver solutions within multidisciplinary teams working on the forefront of defence engineering projects.

 Do you value job security and flexible working with great benefits and an emphasis on work life balance?

 Then you should apply for experienced SOFTWARE ENGINEER roles as we are looking for engineers at all levels to join our teams working on a variety of exciting projects.

 Below is a guide as to the list of skills and behaviours for the role which we value over experience:

• Supporting and motivating others working with in multi disciplined teams
• Delivering high quality, high integrity code (eg RTCA-DO178C) using object orientated C++ or Ada
• Understanding of DevOps / SecDevops including automation of build, test, and deployment processes
• Hands on Integration working within a lab environment on target hardware
• Implementation of real time embedded software applications built upon Linux or VXWorks RTOS (Desirable)
• An understanding of the Software Engineering lifecycle from requirements elicitation to delivery and release.
• The ability to Influence the development approach considering design principles, modularity and reuse, best practice, toolchain and much more.

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

Security Clearance requirements:

Eligibility for SC level security clearance is required – To be eligible for clearance you need to be a British National and have lived in the UK for the past 5 years with no breaks. For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting.

Location:

Luton – We require people to be onsite 4 days a week onsite

If you wish to speak to one of our Returner Specialists about this role in more detail, please call us on 01329 623 246 (option 1)