Assembly Technician

Job Title - Assembly Technician

Job Location - Brighton

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.

Job ID -46990

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 9 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.

Please note, 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.

The Assembly Technician is a highly skilled and experienced electro-mechanical technician responsible for the assembly, testing, inspection, repair and refurbishment of complex aerospace products and assemblies. Operating with a high level of autonomy, the role serves as a technical focal point within the production area, providing guidance and support to colleagues while ensuring compliance with quality, delivery and safety requirements.

The role is expected to contribute significantly to continuous improvement activities, manufacturing process development, new product introduction and the successful transition of products from design into production.

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 illnesscover, 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:

• Build, assemble and test complex electro-mechanical products, motors and assemblies to engineering drawings, specifications and route cards.
• Carry out advanced soldering, wiring, fitting and assembly activities to aerospace workmanship standards.
• Perform detailed electrical and mechanical inspection activities.
• Conduct testing using specialised equipment including:

• Oscilloscopes
• Digital Multimeters
• Insulation Resistance Testers
• Vibration Test Equipment
• Environmental Test Equipment
• Automated Test Equipment (where applicable)
• Diagnose manufacturing, test and product issues and identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Assess returned products and complete defect investigations to determine repair and refurbishment requirements.
• Strip, inspect, clean, repair, rebuild and test products to approved specifications.
• Accurately complete all production, inspection and test documentation.
• Maintain full traceability throughout the manufacturing process.
• Support first-off builds, prototype development and pre-production activities.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to develop, review and improve manufacturing methods and route card instructions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and practical support to less experienced operators.
• Deliver on-the-job training and skills development where required.
• Support production planning and workflow activities during periods of increased demand.
• Act as a deputy for the Production Supervisor when requested.
• Support customer audits, product reviews and source inspections

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Assess returned products and complete defect investigations to determine repair and refurbishment requirements.
• Strip, inspect, clean, repair, rebuild and test products to approved specifications.
• Accurately complete all production, inspection and test documentation.
• Maintain full traceability throughout the manufacturing process.
• Support first-off builds, prototype development and pre-production activities.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to develop, review and improve manufacturing methods and route card instructions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and practical support to less experienced operators.
• Deliver on-the-job training and skills development where required.
• Support production planning and workflow activities during periods of increased demand.
• Act as a deputy for the Production Supervisor when requested.
• Support customer audits, product reviews and source inspections.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capability.

Important to know

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.