Principal Software Engineer - Test Environments (GCAP)

hackajob is collaborating with Leonardo to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Job Description: Salary Range: £54,000 - £70,000 Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity. Principal Software Engineer - Test Environments (GCAP) Your Impact Can you develop Test Environments for a complex aerospace programme, from strategy through to implementation? Would you like a once-in-a-generation opportunity to play a key role in a defence programme of national and international importance? Working within the Future Combat Air Line of Business, you will help deliver robust test capabilities for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), including test rigs, integrated test solutions, simulation environments, bespoke software, and test frameworks. GCAP will deliver Tempest, the sixth-generation combat aircraft that will replace the Royal Air Force''s Typhoon fleet from 2035. Leonardo UK is leading the development of advanced Integrated Sensing and Non-Kinetic Effects (ISANKE) and Integrated Communications System (ICS) technologies, including sensing, communications, data fusion, machine learning, and defensive aids systems. Working closely with the Ministry of Defence ..... full job details .....