Senior AFP Manufacturing Engineer

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

SUMMARY

The Senior AFP Manufacturing Engineer role at Firefly Aerospace is expected to have a comprehensive understanding of CNC machining and programming operations. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make the largest liquid-filled all composite rocket ever built. You will work closely with Manufacturing Technicians, Manufacturing Engineers, Design Engineers and other Engineering teams to increase productivity and optimize machining programs and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Generate and maintain programs and setup sheets in a high mix/low volume environment.
• Define and adjust speed and feed parameters for maximum tool life in challenging and high stakes applications
• Make suggestions on drawing changes to improve manufacturability and CNC program strategy
• Design and machine fixture tooling as needed
• Meet expectations for productivity and production goals
• Maintain product flow and alert management when production is impeded or slowed
• Provide feedback and ideas for process improvements
• Digitally proof programing and have a cautious approach to high risk operations to avoid head crashes
• Siemens Nx Surface modeling
  • Generating tool paths
  • Reviewing simulations
  • Broad understanding of gantry kinematics
  • Interpreting output files

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
• Working knowledge of composite manufacturing operations
• 5+ years experience programing for a 5 axis milling operation or large format gantry operation for an Ingersoll gantry mill or Automated Fiber Placement
• Experience programming 5 axis CNC machines
• Attention to detail and tolerance for some level of monotony and/or repetition. Optimization of programs will be desired, which may lead to programing many different variations
• Willingness to be hands on with the machine, monitoring the machine response to program will be key to optimization of programs.

Desired

• Masters degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
• 10 years of CNC programming experience
• Experience with multi axis mill and lathe CNC machines
• Coding capability in python, macros, Visual Basis, File parsing/editing, excel scripts
• Attention to detail and tolerance for some level of monotony and/or repetition

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.