Engineering Systems & Safety Engineer in Brighton

Job Title – Systems Engineer (Safety)Job Location – Brighton, UKOur Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. Job ID – 41843About this opportunity and L3Harris UKOperating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris in Brighton are part of our Release Systems & Antennas division operating in the Aerospace domain. For over 70 years, L3Harris has designed and developed industry-leading carriage and release systems for fighter, rotary-wing and unmanned platforms and we design, manufacture and test a large portion of our release systems portfolio in our Brighton facility which offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space. 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. We are seeking a Systems Engineer with experience or exposure to safety engineering to support the development, integration, and verification of complex aerospace systems. The role will contribute to the definition of system requirements, system architecture, and integration activities while ensuring that safety considerations are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and test engineers to deliver robust and compliant aerospace systems. Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week post probationHalf day finish on a Friday25 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 coverPension scheme of up to 8% employer contributionLife Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x) Group income protectionFlexible 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 schemeEmployee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary) What the role will involveThe responsibilities of your role will include the following: Assist in defining system architecture and interfaces across mechanical, electrical, and software elements. Maintain engineering documentation including requirements, interface definitions, and verification plans. Safety EngineeringSupport the development of system safety artefacts in accordance with aerospace and defence standards. Assist in performing hazard identification and analysis activities. Contribute to safety assessments such as: Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)Support the development and maintenance of Hazard Logs. Ensure safety requirements are captured, allocated, and verified within the system design. Managing the Quarterly Airworthiness Review BoardCollaborationWork closely with design, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams. EssentialExperience working within complex engineering systems (aerospace, defence, or high-integrity industries).Understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle management. Some experience or exposure to system safety engineering. Ability to work within multi-disciplinary engineering teams. Experience with safety standards such as: ARP4754, ARP4761, MIL-STD-882, Def Stan 00-056Experience contributing to hazard analyses (FMEA, FTA, FHA).DesirableExperience with requirements management Understanding of reliability analysesKnowledge of Reliasoft software toolsAerospace or defence programme experience. Degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline with 6+ years of experience working within the Aerospace/Defence industry in the System Safety domain. Detail-oriented with a focus on safety and system integrity. Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks within a structured engineering processProficiency with MS Excel, and MS Office application software. Important to knowDue to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. LI-Hybrid#SeniorSpecialistSystemsEngineer#LI-RT1