L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is an aerospace and defense technology company with about 45,000 employees (10-K, fiscal 2025). Its work spans satellites and space payloads, resilient communications and electronic warfare, and missile propulsion and hypersonics.
In Huntsville, AL
L3Harris makes solid rocket motor hardware in Huntsville. Its Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South (AMF-South) and Advanced Manufacturing Facility-North (AMF-North, opened in 2019) produce inert motor components such as nozzles, exit cones, aft closures and cases for programs including Standard Missile, GMLRS and Javelin, and the company says Huntsville supports more than half of its solid rocket motor programs. It also builds THAAD solid rocket boost motors in Huntsville, and in March 2026 it began high-volume production of VAMPIRE counter-drone systems there. In June 2026 the company put its Huntsville footprint at about 670,000 square feet across three sites.
About L3Harris Technologies in Huntsville, AL
L3Harris Technologies is an aerospace and defense technology company headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, with about 45,000 employees at the start of 2026 (10-K, fiscal 2025). Since January 2026 it has been organised in three segments, one of which, Missile Solutions, covers propulsion, hypersonics and advanced missile technologies. Huntsville is a propulsion manufacturing site for the company. Advanced Manufacturing Facility-North opened in 2019, and Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South, a 379,000-square-foot plant, makes inert solid rocket motor parts such as nozzles, exit cones, aft closures and cases for programs including Standard Missile, GMLRS and Javelin. In June 2026 the company announced a further 130,000 square feet of manufacturing space at AMF-South, said Huntsville supports more than half of its solid rocket motor programs, and put its local footprint at about 670,000 square feet across three sites. It also builds THAAD solid rocket boost motors in Huntsville and Camden, Arkansas, and in March 2026 began high-volume production of VAMPIRE counter-drone systems in Huntsville.
Culture & Work Environment
The company says it aims to build "a culture where employees can thrive" and describes itself as "the Trusted Disruptor." Its careers site lists employee resource groups, including an Early Career Professionals group, and says a 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) is available for most employees. In Huntsville the work is mostly manufacturing: composite fabrication, machining, assembly, test and quality on rocket motor hardware and counter-drone systems. Production roles are on site and may run on shift schedules, so check each listing for its hours.
Hiring Process & Timeline
Apply through L3Harris's careers site. The company does not publish a hiring timeline; a typical process is a recruiter screen followed by one or more interviews with the hiring manager and team, with technical questions for engineering roles and practical questions for skilled trades. In June 2026 the company said AMF-South was hiring for mechanical and manufacturing engineering, project engineering, quality, and skilled trades such as machinists and composite technicians. Put hands-on manufacturing, composites, machining or quality experience up front where you have it, and check each listing for any clearance step.
Interview Tips
Read up on what the Huntsville sites make. Much of the work is inert solid rocket motor hardware (nozzles, exit cones, cases) for missiles such as Standard Missile, GMLRS and Javelin, plus THAAD boost motors and VAMPIRE counter-drone systems, so knowing the product shows preparation. For manufacturing and quality roles, prepare specific examples of working to drawings and specifications, catching defects, improving a process or working safely on a production floor. For engineering roles, be ready to discuss materials, tooling, production ramp-up and how you solved problems on the line.
Security Clearance Requirements
Some L3Harris listings in Huntsville ask for a U.S. security clearance, and requirements vary by role: manufacturing and trades positions may differ from engineering and program roles. Roles that require an active clearance expect you to hold one already; for others, ask the recruiter whether the company will sponsor the investigation. U.S. citizenship is required for cleared positions. Check each listing for the exact requirement, and see our clearances guide for how the process works.
Compensation & Salary
Check the posted ranges in L3Harris's current Huntsville listings on this site for pay figures. The company lists a retirement plan with a company match, a 9/80 work schedule for most employees, a discretionary PTO policy for exempt employees and four weeks of paid parental leave.
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