Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title – Manufacturing Engineer

Job Location – Brighton

Job ID – 29593

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.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 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
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Develop and optimise machining processes to improve efficiency, accuracy and throughput.
• Program, validate and refine CNC machine paths to ensure precision and repeatability.
• Design and implement jigs, fixtures and tooling to support required design tolerances.
• Collaborate with machinist to troubleshoot process issues and optimise setups.
• Ensure that the machining processes meet dimensional and surface finish requirements.
• Look for continuous improvements including the introduction of new cutting tools, and automation solutions.
• Support new product introduction through proactive input to new designs.
• Monitor and analyse machining performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and environmental requirements for the machine shop.
• Trouble shot process issues and provide technical support to the machine shop.
• Conduct their work in a safe manner. Use PPE where appropriate.
• Support activities in the other departments as and when required.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Hands-on experience with CNC machining processes (milling and turning)
• Proficient in CNC programming and use of CAM software.
• Skilled in CAD ideally with SolidWorks and HyperMill
• Good knowledge of GD&T
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
• Have a background in new product introduction.
• Experience in working to AS9100 standards
• Experience working with ERP systems.

Important to know

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