Configuration Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half day Friday

Hybrid working after probation

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension up to 8%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible extras

Employee Assistance Program

Professional membership reimbursement

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Brighton is seeking a Configuration Management Engineer to join a multi-site aerospace/defense team. The role focuses on CM/DM processes, configuration control, and collaboration with engineering delivery teams across lifecycle phases.

Ideal candidates will have CM/Engineering background, an engineering degree or equivalent experience, and strong MS Office skills. Hybrid working is available after probation; the Brighton site relocation is mentioned, with a focus

Qualifications

• Background in Configuration Management/Engineering within an engineering discipline.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of the five CM elements: Planning, Identification, Change Management, Status Accounting and Audit.
• Experience with safety-critical product development.
• Data management for release, submittal and tracking of contract/supplier data.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive a proactive CM and DM approach to Delivery Teams.
• Deliver work packages into Delivery Teams within cost and schedule constraints.
• Prepare CM Planning and execute CM Plan.
• Configuration Identification.
• Change Control - analyse design changes and co-chair Change Control Boards.
• Provide Configuration Status Accounting and baselines.
• Verification and Audit (FCA/PCA).
• Maintain project dataset with engineering delivery teams under configuration control.

Skills

CM Engineering

Systems Eng

Documentation

Detail-oriented

Communication

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree

Degree-equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title - Configuration Management Engineer

Job Location - Brighton, UK

Our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

Job ID - 36211

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of Release Systems and the Mission Avionics sector operating in the Aerospace domain. Our mission-critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide, including the F-35, along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon. Brighton designs, manufactures and tests a large portion of its release systems portfolio. This facility offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space for the development of high-performance, multi-station solutions used to launch air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions from bay, wing or fuselage stations.

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow and enhance your skills as a Configuration Management Engineer in a dynamic industry that is constantly developing and delivering innovative, next-generation capabilities? We're looking for a Configuration Management Engineer to work with release equipment which includes high integrity electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems, electrical umbilical harnesses utilised for stores carriage and release within the aerospace and defense domain.

You will be required to discharge the 5 key Configuration activities into Delivery Teams across all lifecycle phases of a Programme. Within this role, you will provide clear direction into the Delivery Teams on C&DM process and tools be that at the System Requirements, System level, Software, modelling or hardware. In doing so, you must be prepared to 'challenge the norm' and support the Delivery Teams in process tailoring to fit the lifecycle phase and/or context of a Programme.

Please note, our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working available upon successful completion of 3 month probation period
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include, but not limited to the following:

• Drive a proactive CM and DM approach to Delivery Teams
• Deliver agreed-to Work packages into the Delivery Teams to established cost and schedule constraints
• Configuration Management Planning including generation, review of CM Plan and execution of a CM Plan
• Configuration Identification
• Change Control - Analyse proposed design changes to determine the effect on the overall system. Will co-chair and operate Change Control Boards including providing Configuration status inputs to the Board
• Provide Configuration Status Accounting with emphasis on the generation and management of Configuration Baselines
• Verification and Audit (conduct FCA/PCA)
• Working in partnership with our engineering delivery teams to ensure the Project dataset is maintained and configuration controlled

What you'll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• An understanding of Configuration Management/Engineering with a background in a related Engineering discipline (Configuration, Systems, Electronics, Mechanical etc.)
• Ideally degree qualified in Engineering, in lieu of a degree, prior related experience will be considered and transferrable skills are welcomed.
• Practical understanding of the five key elements of Configuration Management: Planning, Identification, Change Management, Status Accounting and Audit / Verification.
• An understanding of the Configuration Management requirements associated with the development of Safety critical products.
• Data Management experience in the release, submittal and tracking of contract and supplier data requirements prefered, or related relevant experience.
• Strong administrative and organisation skills with high attention to detail and a logical mindset
• Strong communication skills and customer interfacing skills.
• Proficiency in document template creation and formatting (primarily in MS Office Word, PowerPoint & Excel).

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.