Configuration Engineer

Job Title - Configuraiton Engineer

Job Location - Brighton, UK

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 - 46920

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating 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.

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.

We are seeking a motivated Configuration Management Engineer to support the delivery of Configuration Management (CM) and Data Management (DM) activities across engineering programmes throughout the product lifecycle.

This role is ideal for someone at the start of their engineering career who has strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and an interest in engineering processes and governance. You will work closely with engineering teams and experienced Configuration Management professionals, developing your knowledge of C&DM principles, processes and tools while helping to maintain the integrity of project data and technical baselines.

You will receive training and support to build your understanding of the five key Configuration Management disciplines: Planning, Identification, Change Control, Status Accounting, and Verification & Audit.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week - upon successful completion of probationary period.
• 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:

• Assisting with the implementation of Configuration Management processes across engineering projects.
• Supporting the preparation, maintenance, and review of Configuration Management Plans and associated documentation.
• Maintaining configuration records, product structures, baselines, and project data within approved tools and repositories.
• Supporting engineering change processes by preparing documentation, tracking actions, and maintaining change records.
• Assisting with Configuration Status Accounting activities, including the collection, management, and reporting of configuration information.
• Supporting configuration verification and audit activities to ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with applicable procedures.
• Working with engineering and programme teams to ensure technical data and deliverables are correctly identified, controlled, and released on time.
• Assisting with document control, issue management, and data distribution activities.
• Contributing to process improvement activities and supporting the adoption of Configuration Management best practice.
• Maintaining accurate records whilst working to agreed quality, schedule, and business requirements.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Degree, HNC/HND, apprenticeship, or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Business Systems, Project Controls, or a related discipline.
• Basic understanding of Configuration Management principles and their application within an engineering environment.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, and other document control applications.
• Willingness to learn and develop knowledge of Configuration Management and engineering lifecycle processes.

Desirable

• Understanding of document control, quality management systems, or engineering governance processes.
• Familiarity with engineering, product lifecycle management (PLM), or document management tools.
• Familiarity with programming or scripting languages, such as Python, and an interest in using automation to improve engineering and configuration management processes.
• Awareness of data analysis and reporting techniques using tools such as Python, Power BI, or Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of version control concepts and tools (e.g. Git) would be advantageous.

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.