Mechanical Inspector

L3

Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high‑performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3

Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

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.

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3

Harris supports Britain’s mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

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Harris in Brighton are part of our Release Systems & Antennas division operating in the Aerospace domain. For over 70 years, L3

Harris 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.

• 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 illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

Mechanical inspection to include all listed below plus Calibration support when required.

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Inspection of precision components from in‑house manufacture/assembly, sub‑contractors and suppliers.
• First off inspection for manufactured parts/assemblies.
• First article inspection (FAI) reporting for single level parts and multi‑level assemblies.
• Update and maintain paperwork associated with inspection procedures.
• Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers when required.
• Source inspection (VAS inspect at suppliers).
• Patrol inspection of manufacturing areas.
• Raising Non‑conformance reports (NCR’s) and dimensional reports.
• Liaise with Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, design & Production Control when required to support production requirements.

• Supporting the calibration Technician and functions within the Calibration department.
• Publish weekly recall list and action.
• Locating Overdue items and processing…