Configuration Management Engineer in Brighton

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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defence 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.

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.

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 defence 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.

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 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 preferred, 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).
• Experience of operating to DEF STAN 05-57 and Industry Standard EIA-649A-1 (desirable, not essential).

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.