Principal Software Engineer in Luton

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Contract Software Engineer (Ada) – Real-Time Embedded



Location: Luton (Hybrid – ~4 days on-site)

Contract Length: 12 months

IR35: Inside IR35

Rate: £57.72 p/h PAYE (£66.11p/h inc. holiday rate) OR £78.70 p/h Umbrella



We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance.



The Opportunity



We’re looking for an experienced real-time embedded Ada engineer to work on mission-critical defensive systems within a highly technical electronic warfare environment. This is a hands-on role developing, integrating, and testing high-integrity software that directly supports operational capability.



You’ll be trusted with complex problems, work closely with systems, hardware, and firmware teams, and play a key role across the full software lifecycle.



What You’ll Do



Design, develop, debug, and test real-time embedded software in Ada

Own complex work packages from requirements through integration and delivery

Produce high-integrity, mission-critical software to defined engineering and quality standards

Work collaboratively across disciplines while retaining autonomy and technical ownership

Support current platforms and contribute to future capability development



What You Bring



Expert-level Ada (including OO design principles)

Strong experience debugging embedded real-time systems using a COTS RTOS

Solid understanding of UML and structured design

Deep knowledge of Verification & Validation techniques and when to apply them

Experience with requirements engineering, integration, and target testing

Comfortable working within a mature, governed development framework

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