Engineering Technician

About the job

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Your next role

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow and enhance your skills as an Engineering Technician in a dynamic industry that is constantly developing and delivering innovative, next-generation capabilities?

At L3Harris in Brighton we are part of Release Systems and the Mission Avionics sector operating in the Aerospace domain. We specialise in high performance electro-mechanical systems and pneumatic technology.

We’re looking for someone to join our team in this exciting new role which will provide service, repair and maintenance to our T7 EOD (Explosive Ordinance Device) robots that are returned for maintenance or investigation. The role offers opportunities to touch a variety of operational and administrative processes, to be exposed to continuous improvement and be customer facing. The role requires someone to provide product software upgrades and calibration either at the Brighton site or at operational bases. In addition, you may also be involved with the assembly and test of our other electro-mechanical products that we manufacture at our Brighton site.

A driving licence, alongside willingness to support short notice travel to customer sites when needed is essential.

What you’ll bring

The role of Engineering Technician requires the following experience and skills:

• Experience with testing, identification of faults and replacement of parts on electrical and mechanical systems.
• Ability to diligently follow and create standard working practices for disassembly & reassembly
• Ability to update software, calibrating tools and robotic machinery
• Previous work with ESD sensitive components
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical assembly drawings and technical reports.
• Understanding of 6S principles (Sort, Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain & Safety)
• ONC/HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• IT proficient

Additional benefits

At L3Harris, we value and appreciate everything our people do for us, and offer an attractive package. A few of our benefits are:

• Flexible working hours where possible
• 12pm finish on a Friday
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Mental health and wellbeing schemes

Important to know

Many of our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance relevant to the country of the position. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and may be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.