manufacturing engineer Tewkesbury, England
Job description
Job Title – Manufacturing Technician
Job Location – Farnborough – Hampshire - UK
Job ID – CS20232106 – 102789
This role is fully site based at our Farnborough location
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.
L3Harris in Farnborough specialist in secure ground and airborne communication and network systems for the US military, international forces and commercial customers.
We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our Operations Department. The role will require the ability to troubleshoot to component level complex RF and/or digital CCAs using Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), circuit diagrams and debug software. You will report directly to the Operations Manager and will be responsible for Fault Finding to component level on both RF modules and complex CCA’s, performing assembly/test of highly complex assemblies used in military communications, conduct Special To Type Equipment (STTE) acceptance and/or qualification and/or type tests. The role will involve some design/development and improvements to existing processes and procedures for new products working to tight timescales.
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
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
- Working closely with other departments (Operations Test/Troubleshoot, Manufacturing Engineering, QA, Program Management) to ensure a successful outcome.
- Test Procedures – may be required to assist with the preparation of production test procedures from engineering specifications to assure that the product is being adequately tested in every parameter required.
- Assist on cost reduction and records to identify problem areas in test.
What you’ll bring
The role of Manufacturing Technician requires the following experience and skills:
- Requires strong knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience with a specialty in RF discipline
- Broad knowledge of component level troubleshoot on complex RF or Digital CCAs
- HNC with 4 years of related experience or HND with a minimum of 2 years of related experience or Graduate Degree and minimum 1 year of prior relevant experience
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.
As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.
