
Defence
ADA Software Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements:- Real-time embedded software engineering experience
- Knowledge of Ada
- Full UK Security Clearance (SC)
- Experience working on defensive aids development programmes or within Electronic Warfare is desirable
- Design and develop real-time embedded software using Ada
- Support test activities for defensive aids development programmes
- Contribute to software development within our Electronic Warfare business
- Ada
- Embedded
- Support
- Security
- C++
More:
We are hiring an Ada Software Engineer for a 12-month contract based in Luton, working in a hybrid arrangement with 4 days on-site. This role is inside IR35 and requires Full UK SC clearance. We are offering a rate of £75ph UMB. The position supports defensive aids development programmes within our Electronic Warfare business.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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£60,000
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This salary is 8% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
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