Contract Software Engineer (Ada) Real-Time EmbeddedLocation: 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 UmbrellaWe seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. The OpportunityWe 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 AdaOwn complex work packages from requirements through integration and deliveryProduce high-integrity, mission-critical software to defined engineering and quality standardsWork collaboratively across disciplines while retaining autonomy and technical ownershipSupport 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 RTOSSolid understanding of UML and structured designDeep knowledge of Verification and Validation techniques and whe