Please note, our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027 and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.
As this is a senior role the expectation will be to guide, mentor and lead less experienced Engineers to achieve efficient completion of tasks and on time delivery. At this level the role will involve contributing to higher level project scheduling as well as developing very detailed schedules and plans to ensure on time delivery of test results. Although Safety is everyone’s responsibility at this level guidance and instruction to less experienced team members will be expected.
In a development environment design assurance testing is critical. This will involve creating test hardware and fixtures to test components and sub systems under accelerated test conditions.
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 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, travel insurance and electric car 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 the following
Create Type Approval Test Plans to satisfy the certification requirements of Customer Specification and related standards (usually distilled from verification compliance matrix).
Develop detailed Qualification Test procedures.
Conduct the required tests and prepare Qualification Test Reports to support Airworthiness Certification (DDP/Certificate of Design).
Support Internal and Customer Design reviews throughout the Development Life Cycle
Provide analysis of the test results.
Support for trade studies.
Verification of interface control documents, compatibility of physical and functional interfaces and first article production integration.
Investigate and implement solutions to products, process or test problems.
Analysis of requirements for integration and/or testability.
Develop and implement both hardware and software system level test programmes.
Designing, developing and implementing cost effective procedures for testing and troubleshooting subassemblies, assemblies and systems.
Enhancing and developing test facilities and capabilities.
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills
Test system design and implementation
Test fixture design
Electro-mechanical test
High pressure pneumatics (400 bar) derived from bottled inert gas, compressors and boost pumps
LabVIEW software and data acquisition (DAQ) equipment
Sensors — accelerometers, load cells, pressure transducers, LVDT
High Speed Cameras
Hoists & lifting equipment (2000kg)
Environmental testing: Temperature, Humidity, Vibration
Diagnosis of faults/issues
Feedback of test results into design process
Standard laboratory test equipment (multimeters, verniers)
Desirable
Automated test cell design/creation
Hydraulic and electrical actuators
Electrical/electronic design
Vibration Rigs (LDS V8900)
Diadem - data analysis
Environmental testing: Sand/Dust, Salt Fog, EMC/EMI, ESS
CAD (Solidworks)
Reliability & FMECA
MIL-STD 810 & DEF STAN 00-35
Education / Training / Qualifications
Hons degree in mech Eng. And 5+ years' experience in related industry
Competencies
Analytical, methodical, organised
Communication and credibility
Attention to detail
IT proficient
Team Player
Calm under pressure
Important to know
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
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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.
