Job Title: Simulator Maintenance Engineer

　　Job Code: 778

　　Job Location: UK – Crawley – West Sussex

　　Hours: Full-time shift work (2 Days, 2 Nights, 4 off, shift pattern)

　　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 Crawley specialise in technology and systems to enable quality pilot training from distance learning systems applications and maintenance solutions to training devices and full flight simulators, our technology covers the complete training spectrum.

　　A few of our employee benefits are:

　　Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible

　　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

　　About the role:

　　You will be a team member responsible for the maintenance and support of a range of Full Flight Simulators and Lower Level training devices.(FSTD’s). A ct as a point of contact to the user/customer community for both technical and logistics issues. Undertake all duties as a member of the maintenance team providing a turnkey service. Perform any tasks related to maintaining the simulator qualification standard.

　　Day to day responsibilities will include:

　　Perform / support scheduled simulator maintenance

　　Troubleshooting and resolution of electrical / software and hardware defects

　　Installation of software/ hardware updates and recording of update testing

　　Maintenance of the Simulator Software Configuration Management System

　　Assistance with annual re-certification activities

　　System set up and pre-flight checks

　　Managing spares stock and outsourced repairs

　　Coaching of less experienced staff members

　　Fly simulators for testing / approved visits and demonstrations

　　Provide ‘Advice and Assistance’ in all areas of maintenance and support of the simulator to ensure maximum available training time is achieved

　　Interface with simulator OEM’s

　　Interface with in-house design and test departments to further investigations of outstanding defects and possible product improvements

　　This role requires considerable Customer contact as well as interfacing with the relevant Training Services management teams and industry regulators

　　Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:

　　Previous FSTD experience

　　Flight or aircraft maintenance experience

　　Educated to a minimum BTEC/HTEC, HND/HNC level or equivalent relevant qualification

　　Proven electrical, electronic and mechanical theoretical knowledge supplemented with practical systems experience

　　Methodical problem solving

　　Proactive and able to act on own initiative

　　Calm under time pressure when dealing with technical issues

　　Effective written and verbal communication skills

　　What else could be helpful to be successful in this role:

　　Aircraft systems experience

　　Customer service experience

　　Understanding of Windows operating systems

　　Please note applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK.

　　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.

　　L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.