L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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. L3Harris 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.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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.

Job Title – Applications Engineer

Job Location – Farnborough

Job ID – 17396

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 Farnborough specialist in secure ground and airborne communication and network systems for the US military, international forces and commercial customers.

A few of our employee benefits are:

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 coverPension scheme of up to 7% employer contributionLife Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x) Group income protectionFlexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work schemeEmployee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

Planning, preparation and execution of capability demos, briefings and competitive trials.Provision of in country & remote technical advice and support to customers as well as via telephone, e-mail or written media.Operate, manage, and develop the Demo Pool order tracking, and equipment database, both h/w & s/w.Perform & maintain complete inventory of Demo Pool assets and provide regular equipment status report.Maintenance and upkeep of the technical reference software and documentation library.Back loading & Processing of faulty equipment and testing of returned demo pool equipment to agreed service levels.Provide training support to customers, at suitable locations throughout the operational sphere of L3Harris interests.Also willing to travel to support National & International customers both in the field and at base locations.Repair, maintenance, calibration of all CSUK based demo pool hardware in conjunction with US demo pool.

What you’ll bring

The role of Senior Applications Engineer requires the following experience and skills:

Previous experience operating and working within a military environment and Tactical Data Links and ISR equipment’s communications systems. Including all aspects of technical support, training and installationSystems and strong field engineering experience of Tactical Data Links and ISR equipment’s to include the construction, operation and repair of static and mobile installations.Good understanding of the common technologies and waveforms utilized across TDL, WBDL and ISR PlatformsGood understanding of and experience in operating tactical communications systems in the  HF,VHF and UHF (RF) RangesThorough working knowledge (ideally CCNA) of networking, IP & telephony applications, and RF techniques.Knowledge of Military Systems Approach to training

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.