Spacecraft Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer II

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. This position is located at our manufacturing and test facility in Briggs, TX north of Austin, TX.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive day-to-day production of fluid/propulsion components (tubing, valves, thrusters) and higher-level assemblies for Blue Ghost and Elytra, including tracking demand, managing outsource cleaning/passivation vendors, and managing Manufacturing Orders
• Generate and maintain work instructions and test reports for Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft
• Develop and execute functional checkout procedures and processes where applicable.
• Work with Fluid Systems, Propulsion and Design Engineers in design review cycles and standalone projects to reduce weight and cost, while increasing production efficiency
• Develop data collection processes and generate metrics to inform strategic production and programmatic decisions
• Plan and execute capital expenditures to increase Spacecraft Fluids & Propulsion Shop throughput as spacecraft production ramps up
• Work with welders to develop and document weld schedules and implement process controls
• Work with technicians to develop and document precision cleaning procedures and implement process controls

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or equivalent technical field
• 2+ years working in a production, testing, or operations environment
• Familiar with weld processes and inspection techniques
• Familiar with precision cleaning processes and inspection techniques
• Familiar with Lean/5S production practices and associated analytical methods

Desired

• 2+ years working with fluid systems and/or propulsion components
• Experience creating and optimizing lean/5S work cells in production environments
• Experience with NDE processes, including PT, VT and RT
• Experience with precision cleaning processes and inspection
• Experience with writing assembly procedures or documentation for mechanical, electrical, or structural systems.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and identifying pass/fail criteria on systems. Knowledge of data analysis packages (Python/high level Excel preferred)
• Experience with GD&T

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status