Principal Software Engineer – Test Environments (GCAP)

Leonardo · Luton, England, United Kingdom

Location
Luton
Job Type
Full time
Posted
July 15, 2026

Job Description

Job Description:

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,...

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