Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

5/22/2025

Job Description

As a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) professional, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of our software products. You will provide independent assurance throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and company standards.

What you will do as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer

• Provide independent software assurance support to the development and release of software, verifying it is in accordance with the contracted and company standards.
• Create and maintain software quality assurance plans in accordance with contractual conditions and company standards.
• Estimate software quality assurance resources required to support projects.
• Assess the ability of subcontracted companies to perform software development to required standards.
• Assess projects for compliance with software development plans and processes.
• Participate in software lifecycle reviews.
• Performing software conformity reviews and physical/functional configuration audits.
• Verify the release of deliverable software.
  
  

What We Need From You

You really must have

• Knowledge and practical experience of software quality.
• Education and experience ideally in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or experience in Defence Electronics or similarly "complex" industry.
• Be a logical thinker, capable of harvesting complex data into actions with practical solutions that support business goals, in 'the language of the business'.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style across all functions of the business.
  
  

It would be nice if you had

• Be able to demonstrate knowledge within the areas of AS9100 / ISO9001 and continuous improvement.
• Have demonstrated experience working in high precision manufacturing environment. An airborne software background, with strong working knowledge of software standards RTCA/DO-178C, AS9115, and AQAP-2210.
  
  

Security Clearance

You 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

Life at Leonardo

With 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 offers numerous opportunities and is accessible to everyone.

• Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits We offer award-winning flexible benefits plan, having won the Best Flexible Working Policy Award, Best Flexible Benefits Strategy and Best Flexible Benefits Plan in 2023. These include; access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below
  
  

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

Primary Location

GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid