Configuration Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Playden; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half day finish on a Friday

Hybrid working after probation

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme up to 8%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Family Assistance Program

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in the United Kingdom seeks a Configuration Management Engineer to drive CM/DM within Delivery Teams.

You will manage CM planning, identification, change control, status accounting and audits across lifecycle phases of a programme, supporting engineering delivery and data integrity. The role offers hybrid working after probation, with a focus on ensuring robust configuration baselines and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-changing aerospace/defence

Qualifications

• Background in Configuration Management/Engineering
• Ideally degree in Engineering; transferrable skills welcomed
• Five key CM elements: Planning, Identification, Change Management, Status Accounting, Audit
• Data Management for release, submittal and tracking of contract/supplier data
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with high attention to detail
• Strong communication and customer interfacing skills
• Proficiency in creating and formatting templates in MS Office

Responsibilities

• Drive a proactive CM and DM approach to Delivery Teams
• Deliver agreed Work packages into Delivery Teams within cost and schedule constraints
• Configuration Management Planning: generation, review, and execution of CM Plan
• Configuration Identification
• Change Control: analyse design changes, co-chair Change Control Boards and provide status inputs
• Provide Configuration Status Accounting and establish Configuration Baselines
• Verification and Audit (FCA/PCA)
• Collaborate with engineering delivery teams to ensure project dataset is maintained and controlled

Skills

Configuration Management

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Documentation templates

Job description

high-performance, multi-station solutions used to launch air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions from bay, wing or fuselage 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

• 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

• 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 / 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.

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