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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.\nJob ID - 46884\nAbout this opportunity and L3Harris UK\nOperating 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.\nL3Harris 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.\nPlease 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.\nWe are seeking a Safety Systems Engineer with experience or exposure to safety engineering to join our Systems Engineering function and support the development, integration, and verification of complex aerospace systems. The role will contribute to the definition of system safety requirements, safe system architectures, and integration activities while ensuring that safety considerations are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle.\nThe successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, collaborating with mechanical, electrical test engineers, and the head of airworthiness to deliver robust and compliant aerospace systems.\nA few of our employee benefits are:\nHybrid working available upon completion of probationary period.\nHalf day finish on a Friday\n25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days \nPrivate medical insurance with optional family cover\nPension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution\nLife Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x) \nGroup income protection\nFlexible 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 scheme\nEmployee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support \nProfessional membership reimbursement (discretionary) \nWhat the role will involve\nThe responsibilities of your role will include the following:\nSupport, lead or contribute to the development of system safety artefacts in accordance with aerospace and defence standards.\nSupport, lead or contribute performing hazard identification and analysis activities.\nSupport, lead or contribute to safety assessments such as:\no Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)\no Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)\no Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)\no Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)\nSupport, lead or contribute to the development and maintenance of Hazard Logs.\nEnsure safety requirements are captured, allocated, and verified within the system design.\nSupport product certification, airworthiness, and regulatory approval activities.\nSupport airworthiness governance activities, including preparation for and participation in Airworthiness Review Boards and safety governance forums.\nWork closely with design, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams.\nSupport engagement with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.\nAssist in resolving technical issues and integration challenges.\nContribute to engineering risk management and programme governance activities.\nWhat you’ll bring\nThe role requires the following experience and skills:\nDegree 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. Applications are welcomed from engineers at all stages of their career.\nExperience working within complex engineering systems (aerospace, defence, or safety-critical industries).\nUnderstanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle management.\nFamiliarity with Defence Standard 00-056 Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems. \nFamiliarity with MIL-STD-882E System Safety. \nAbility to work within multi-disciplinary engineering teams.\nExperience with hazard analyses (FMEA, FTA, FHA).\nDesirable\nUnderstanding of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 Systems and Software Engineering Lifecycle Processes. \nExperience using requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or equivalent. \nExperience preparing or supporting safety cases and certification evidence packages. \nUnderstanding of reliability, maintainability, and supportability engineering principles. \nExperience with ReliaSoft reliability and safety analysis tools. \nAerospace or defence programme experience involving airworthiness governance and safety assurance.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nImportant to know\nDue to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. 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