Electrical Design Engineer

Job Title - Electrical Design Engineer Job Location - Portchester, UK Job ID - 17444 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 Portchester are a market leader in the development, build and integration of systems for a wide range of unmanned marine vehicles with military and commercial applications. A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible - outline working model
• Flexi Time Working Policy - Up to 3 days off per month
• 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:
• Technically the role will require a dynamic and flexible engineer, able to develop designs within challenging timescales and budgets, whilst working with suppliers, having a broad understanding of various electrical manufacturing process including assembly and integration techniques.
• Good commercial awareness with the drive and ability to deliver on time.
• Work well within and team and on own initiative, whilst being able to assist with the development of other team members.
• To undertake design, build and verification activities for electrical designs.
• Demonstrate awareness and consideration for the product as a whole across all departments throughout the full product lifecycle.
• Work closely with Mechanical, Software and Systems team members to agree on optimum electrical solutions.
• To contribute to electrical build packs / BoMs etc.
• Support the Electrical Design Manager and inform them where there are possible risks.
What you'll bring The role requires the following experience and skills:
• Several years of directly relevant experience, Degree qualified or equivalent would be desirable but not mandatory.
• Good working knowledge of 2D CAD packages such as AutoCad is required experience in 3D package such as Solid works would be advantageous.
• Several years' experience in Marine, Automotive, Aerospace or equivalent industry.
• Good knowledge of IO and marine systems and interfaces, such as CAN, NMEA, Ethernet and RS485.
• Strong attention to detail and motivation to minimise error, change and rework and strive to achieve continuous improvements.
• Strong communication skills, both spoken and written
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. #LI-Hybrid #SpecialistElectricalEngineer #LI-RT1


• Several years of directly relevant experience, Degree qualified or equivalent would be desirable but not mandatory.
• Good working knowledge of 2D CAD packages such as AutoCad is required experience in 3D package such as Solid works would be advantageous.
• Several years' experience in Marine, Automotive, Aerospace or equivalent industry.
• Good knowledge of IO and marine systems and interfaces, such as CAN, NMEA, Ethernet and RS485.
• Strong attention to detail and motivation to minimise error, change and rework and strive to achieve continuous improvements.
• Strong communication skills, both spoken and written
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.

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 Portchester are a market leader in the development, build and integration of systems for a wide range of unmanned marine vehicles with military and commercial applications.


• Flexi Time Working Policy - Up to 3 days off per month
• 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