Manufacturing Technician B
L3Harris · Orange, VA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Orange, VA. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 1162 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 12 other live manufacturing postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- Typical (4+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 77%
- ✓ Tooling 46%
- CNC 31%
- Machining 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: L3Harris in Orange
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Precision Assembly of complex aerospace components.
- ◆Case prep, line and cast, cure, strip, and machine solid rocket propellant.
- ◆Other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or lead.
Qualifications
- ✓Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 4 years of prior manufacturing experience or 2 years post. Secondary/Associates Degree with 0-2 years of prior manufacturing experience.
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L3Harris 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. 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 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.
Job Title: Manufacturing Technician B
Job Location: Orange, VA
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days per week
Job Description
Our site near Culpeper, VA , in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC) is growing! This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs.
The position will join an exceptional cross-functional team of engineers and technicians to fabricate components and assemble them into the most advanced solid rocket systems in the world. Aerojet-Rocketdyne is an industry leading supplier of missile components to the government for use in national defense.
This is a position that may perform functions such as fabrication of components, clean and assemble equipment, cleans tools, parts, and work area, operate machinery. Mixes or processes liner materials, apply liner to cases and components. Pressure tests, bonds, assembles, paints, precision part clean, mix adhesives, torques fasteners, and all other duties and tasks required to assemble and prepare for shipment of products. Maintains records for manufactured products. Works safely while producing a high quality product and maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
Working under direct supervision, the Manufacturing Technician performs routine and repetitive duties within the manufacturing operations area. Applies general manufacturing knowledge to basic problems to come up with logical answers.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- +Ability to follow safety practices.
- +Ability to stablish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the work team and those contacted in the course of work.
- +Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately and quickly.
- +Ability to work with management, supervisor or lead personnel to prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
- +Ability to read, interpret and understand work instructions, drawings, etc.
- +Experience with precision assembly such as use of toque tooling, mix and apply adhesives, leak check testing, etc.