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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\nWithin 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. 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You'll want to help others\nBe Adaptable: You'll be adaptable to the evolving challenges our community face\nBe Curious: You'll be an avid learner and stretch yourself to deliver on our mission\nShow Radical Candor: You'll care personally and challenge directly\nBe Passionate: You'll show passion and purpose to succeed in our mission\nBe Pragmatic: You'll make pragmatic choices to strengthen our community and achieve our mission\nWhat we need from you is applied knowledge and industry experience in:\nStrong low level embedded C programming skills\nA solid grasp of C++\nExperience in testing and integrating software with firmware (VHDL/Verilog) and hardware\nExcellent debugging skills and application of various strategies\nUse of RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux\nDeployment of software to distributed hardware platforms, multicore programming, memory management techniques, device driver development, code optimisation, interrupt-driven designs\nA good understanding of electronics, schematic design and use of test equipment\nExperience developing solutions for ARM and Intel based multicore processing platforms\nCommunication protocols (I2C, SPI, USB, Serial, Network, PCIe)\nFamiliarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review\nDemonstrable experience in the following areas will help you stand out:\nWorking alongside firmware and hardware engineers to develop working embedded solutions\nKnowledge of standards such as DO-178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++\nRequirements management tools\nExperience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset\nUnderstanding of the Internet of Things (IoT)\nExperience developing Continuous Integration/ContinuousDeployment\nSecurity Clearance\nYou must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels\nLife at Leonardo\nWith 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.\nFlexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us\n Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)\nHolidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year\n Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)\n Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)\nLifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme\nTraining: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera\nReferral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member\nBonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below\nFor a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.\nLeonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security.\nHeadquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.\nAt Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. 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