Chief Aerospace Systems Architect

Firefly Aerospace; États-Unis; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 280 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO options

Health, dental and vision plans

Résumé du poste

Firefly Aerospace, based in Cedar Park, Texas, seeks a Chief Engineer to lead interdisciplinary optimization and define vehicle-level architecture from Earth to Moon and beyond. You will act as the primary technical authority, guiding trades and coordinating with Production, QA, and Operations to ensure mission readiness and robust design.

Located at our Cedar Park HQ with regular facility presence in Briggs, TX and occasional travel to launch sites, the role demands 5+ years in aerospace

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in design, analysis, test, or operations of launch vehicle and/or spacecraft systems.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering fundamentals, including a strong understanding of interdisciplinary system interactions.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time, with higher percentages in support of launch campaigns.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written.

Responsabilités

• Define vehicle-level architecture, capabilities, specifications, operations, and interdisciplinary optimization in alignment with Firefly objectives.
• Influence and direct configuration requirements by conducting, evaluating, and leading system-level trades to drive innovation in vehicle design and functionality.
• Analyze and optimize mass, performance, power, and data budgets, ensuring technical feasibility and operational success.
• Chair vehicle-level design and milestone reviews, holding the team to the Firefly and Program standards to meet the risk posture of the program.
• Develop innovative solutions for vehicle design and operations, integrating modern technologies to improve program capabilities.
• Identify creative ways to achieve standardization and commonality of component selection and integrated system designs across Firefly programs/product lines.
• Own the technical risk posture for assigned program/product and missions as the authority for vehicle risk.
• Actively reduce system vulnerabilities through robust root cause investigation, change management, corrective action, and risk mitigation/verification plans.
• Review and validate designs, work instructions, nonconformances, test plans, and test procedures across sub-systems.
• Manage program risks by identifying, mitigating, and tracking potential technical issues, while enabling cross-department/program communication of impacts risks and associated changes.
• Provide real time (on-console) support for integrated test and launch operations, working to resolve live anomalies during mission operations.
• Lead interdisciplinary efforts in coordination with Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, and Operations for your assigned program/product.
• Collaborate with Production, Integration, and Quality Assurance departments to ensure seamless operations.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customers, vendors, and program partners across the full lifecycle (from proposal through end of mission data reviews).
• Represent Firefly at conferences, reviews, and investor meetings.
• Lead Mission Readiness and Data Reviews to ensure the vehicle and personnel are ready to support missions for assigned program/product.
• Provide technical mentorship to the team and facilitate the training pipeline for the Chief Engineering team.

Connaissances

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Interdisciplinary systems

Travel 10%

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's or PhD (DESIRED)

Outils

Confluence

Jira

Bitbucket

Teamcenter

Epsilon3

Odoo

Description du poste

Firefly Aerospace, based in Cedar Park, Texas, seeks a Chief Engineer to lead interdisciplinary optimization and define vehicle-level architecture from Earth to Moon and beyond. You will act as the primary technical authority, guiding trades and coordinating with Production, QA, and Operations to ensure mission readiness and robust design.

Located at our Cedar Park HQ with regular facility presence in Briggs, TX and occasional travel to launch sites, the role demands 5+ years in aerospace