NDT & Mechanical Inspector

Job Title – NDT & Mechanical Inspector

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 – 44015

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.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 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)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• NDT Inspection of precision components from in-house manufacture/assembly, sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Update and maintain paperwork associated with NDT inspection procedures.
• Maintain all NDT equipment and carryout required checks in accordance with the procedure.
• Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers when required.
• Inspection of precision components from in-house manufacture/assembly and goods-in from suppliers.
• Update and maintain paperwork associated with inspection procedures.

What you’ll bring 

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Prior related Mechanical Inspection experience
• Experience in MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspection) & LPI (Liquid Penetrant Inspection) flaw detection equipment
• Good understanding of NDT inspection techniques
• Ability to write NDT techniques
• Manufacturing experience (mechanical)
• Good working knowledge of ISO 9001:2001 and ideally AS9100 Rec D
• Attention to detail essential with good PC skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload appropriately.
• Methodical approach to their work.
• Understand and interpret Geometric Engineering Drawings
• Experience in using Precision Measuring Equipment
• Good understanding of Mechanical Inspection Techniques
• Complete defect investigation reports (DIR’s)

Education / Training / Qualifications: 

• Level 2: – Non- Destructive testing - Magnetic Particle testing of Aerospace Products (current and in date) PCN Certified or BS EN 4179: 2009
• Level 2: – Non- Destructive testing - Liquid Penetrant testing of Aerospace Products (current and in date) PCN Certified or BS EN 4179: 2009
• Mechanical Engineering Qualification

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.