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Job Title: Associate, Facilities Engineer 

Job ID: 41485

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Facilities Engineer to support our Orange, VA site — a key center of excellence for solid rocket motor propulsion and energetics in the aerospace and defense market. This role plays a critical part in enabling safe, efficient, and compliant facilities operations while supporting site growth and capital investment activities.

You’ll be the primary liaison between operations, maintenance teams, and external partners (designers, general contractors, and A&E firms) to ensure facilities projects are scoped, coordinated, and executed successfully.

Be part of a mission-critical site supporting defense and aerospace technologies. This role offers a unique blend of facilities, project coordination, and cross-disciplinary teamwork — a great fit for professionals who enjoy seeing projects through from concept to completion.

Essential Functions:

This is a hands-on, project-oriented role with emphasis on coordination, communication, and execution:

Facilities Project & Program Support

• Coordinate with operations and maintenance to capture requirements and translate into project scopes and deliverables.
• Work with external designers/A&E teams to ensure requirements are reflected in drawings and specifications
• Support contractor selection and management — RFI responses, submittals, change orders, and quality inspections.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, and deliverables; conduct status meetings and provide updates across stakeholders.
• Prepare cost estimates, scopes of work, and capital expenditure requests.
• Ensure work complies with applicable codes, regulations, and standards throughout design and construction.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the point of contact between facilities, operations, maintenance, and general contractors.
• Help prioritize maintenance and capital work based on risk, schedule, and operational needs.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate project files, as-built information, scopes, and documentation.
• Support compliance and safety reviews in coordination with internal teams.

Qualifications:

To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, construction management or facilities management or have completed their degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external partners (contractors, designers, A&E).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with facility infrastructure systems (HVAC, electrical, controls, mechanical)
• Familiarity with CAD (AutoCAD or similar) for reviewing/design coordination.
• Project Management experience or certification (e.g., PMI/PMP).

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $53,500 - $99,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including relocation stipend, 401(k), EAP, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining  agreements.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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