Job Description

Overview

L3Harris is focused on recruiting and developing high-performing talent dedicated to customer missions and professional growth. The company provides an inclusive environment that empowers employees and emphasizes excellence in defense technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform simple and repetitive job assignments involving magnetic and electromechanical assembly work.
  • Assemble electromechanical parts and perform inner chassis wiring connections using various tools.
  • Assemble magnetic units through all stages of the process, from core and coil assembly to final assembly.
  • Build wood crates and pallets as needed.
  • Perform simple to semi-complex cable assembly per shop order instructions and engineering drawings.
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of standard hardware installation sequence.
  • Read hardware descriptions on engineering BOMs and identify hardware characteristics.
  • Communicate issues, concerns, and questions to supervisors, managers, and support groups.
  • Comply with company safety rules and regulations.
  • Ensure accurate time charging for all work performed.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
  • Pass soldering tests and obtain ANSI-J-STD-001 certification as required.

Requirements

  • Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
  • Minimum 2-5 years experience assembling electro/mechanical hardware, preferably to military requirements and specifications.
  • Able to pass soldering test and be certified ANSI-J-STD-001 and/or IPC610 as required.
  • Must have good knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620.
  • Must possess good to excellent assembly blueprint reading skills.
  • Must be able to read and understand both written and verbal instructions in English.
  • Must have good understanding of hardware requirements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Job Location: Anaheim, CA
  • Schedule: 9/80R

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Anaheim, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs in Anaheim, CA — toward the top of a $19–$28/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Anaheim, CA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Anaheim, CA right now, from 8 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 294 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Anaheim, or widen the search to California.

L3Harris Technologies currently has 4 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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