Electrical Engineer

L3Harris Technologies; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Electrical Engineer to join their dynamic team in Brighton. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology solutions within the defense sector, focusing on electronic development and design. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation and professional growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electronic design, with the ability to create schematics and assess component properties. Join a company that is committed to excellence and offers a range of employee benefits, including generous holiday allowances and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Life Assurance

Group income protection

Flexible health care extras

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in electrical design or 6+ years in related fields.
• Ability to develop electronic concepts based on customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop electronic concepts and design proposals.
• Conduct design reviews and present technical briefings.
• Select components based on specifications and reliability.

Skills

Electronic design

Analogue electronics

Component selection

Test procedure writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Altium

CAD applications

Job description

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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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 – Electrical Engineer

Job Location – Brighton, UK

Job ID – 22744

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. As part of the RC-135 based Airseeker/Rivet Joint programme, we deliver strategic and tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. We provide comprehensive carriage, release and interfacing solutions to integrate weapons and stores onto crewed and uncrewed air platforms.

The Electrical engineer to support electronic development within the design electronic team in an electro/mechanical design environment to generate conceptual solutions and design proposals.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 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 7% 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 and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
  
  
  

What The Role Will Involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Ability to develop electronic concepts based on abstract schemes and/or customer specifications whilst considering the interaction with system and other design requirements.
• Determines the design approaches and parameters. Analyses electrical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Develop block diagrams and interface control documentation.
• Analyses equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results.
• Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications, reliability and operational characteristics that may impact system performance and or sustainability.
• Participate in and conduct design reviews on behalf of the company and present technical briefings as required.
• Ability to assess vendor capability to support development.
• Liaise with manufacturers and production engineering department.
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of 2+ years of prior related experience or minimum of 6+ years in electrical design.
  
  
  

Essential:

• Electronic design; generate schematics to meet design requirements from first principles
• Good understanding and appreciation of analogue electronic discipline.
• Understanding of electronic component properties and selection criteria for application.
• Manufacturing methods suitable for the design intent. e.g., IPC standards
• Ability to write test procedures to support test activities to prove compliance
  
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience of using Altium (for schematic capture and PCB layout)
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical systems; understanding of implementation of solenoids and their control systems.
• Hands on experience with electrical tools
• EMC/EMI awareness
• Review vendor capability to support development.
• Use high level programming language to configure programmable logic devices.
• Some practical use of CAD applications.
• Understanding of the process for equipment Certificate of Design release in accordance with DAOEs and MAA regulatory requirements.
  
  
  

Important to know

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

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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.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

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• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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