CNC Machinist

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a skilled CNC Machinist for our Briggs, TX manufacturing site to machine high‑quality rocket engine components using 4‑ and 5‑axis machines. 1+ year of CNC experience required; you will read drawings, set up machines, and inspect parts in a fast‑paced aerospace environment.

Location is Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park. 1st/2nd shift openings available. Firefly offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities in a dynamic space company.

Qualifications

• Min 1+ years experience as a CNC Machinist.
• Passion to build Spacecraft and Rocket components.
• Able to pass background check and drug screening
• Able to perform physically demanding work—standing, bending, lifting 25 lbs. regularly
• Positive attitude, reliable, and a team player
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• 4 and 5 axis machine experience
• VTL experience

Responsibilities

• Machine high quality parts
• Read and follow technical drawings and diagrammed instructions
• Inspect and document one’s own manufactured parts
• Perform machine set ups for part manufacturing
• Perform edits as needed
• Abide by all safety standards
• Report any safety or maintenance concerns to management immediately
• Keep all work areas clean and organized
• Hold oneself to a high standard of quality, taking pride in one’s work
• Be available to work 1st or 2nd shifts, overtime as needed

Skills

CNC Machining

VTL experience

4 & 5 axis

Team player

Good communication

Read drawings

Job description

Our Values

Headquartered in the Lone Star State, Firefly’s hardworking team reflects Texas’ GO BIG culture in everything we do. We build big, achieve big, and dream big. We’re building launch vehicles and spacecraft to provide rapid, reliable space access. We’ve achieved some incredible wins, including the first successful commercial Moon landing. And we’re dreaming bigger than this planet with ambitions to Mars, Venus, and beyond. Our core values are what drive us along the way.

Passion

Fireflies believe in perseverance, responsiveness, and mentoring others with a focus on inspiring a better future.

Accountability

Fireflies act with integrity and take ownership of our actions, commitments, decisions, and outcomes.

Fireflies work in alignment across teams and communicate clearly with mutual respect for one another.

Fireflies deliver high-quality work through technical rigor and timely disciplined execution for our customers.

We take care of our Fireflies with some of the best benefits in the industry. Our mission to make space for everyone starts with our employees and allowing them to make space for their family, their career, and their future.

Space for You

• Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
• 3-month sabbatical for every 5 years of service
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Mental health services
• Paid military leave

Space for Your Family

• 12 weeks paid maternity leave
• 4 weeks paid spouse leave
• $20k towards family planning: fertility, surrogacy, adoption
• Dog friendly workplace

Space for Your Career

• $10k/year towards trade school or college
• Ongoing coaching to advance leadership skills
• Employee-ownership with stock bonuses
• 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching
• $10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar Park, Texas

Job Openings

From launch technicians to propulsion engineers, Firefly has open roles across the company. We’re looking for passionate, bright innovators to join our team and help make space an achievable dream for everyone.

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

Join our dynamic team of highly skilled machinist with a combined experience of over 300 years of machining who will mentor you to manufacture cutting edge components with the latest tools available in the industry. Learn to manufacture complex geometry rocket engine components made from high temp alloys and be trained on sophisticated machining process’s as well as cutting edge machinery. We pride ourselves on cross training all machinist on every piece of machinery we have.

Location for this role is at our Manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park.

1st and 2nd shift openings available now.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Machine high quality parts
• Read and follow technical drawings and diagrammed instructions
• Inspect and document one’s own manufactured parts
• Perform machine set ups for part manufacturing
• Perform edits as needed
• Abide by all safety standards
• Report any safety or maintenance concerns to management immediately
• Keep all work areas clean and organized
• Hold oneself to a high standard of quality, taking pride in one’s work
• Be available to work 1st or 2nd shifts, overtime as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Min. 1+ years experience as a CNC Machinist
• Passion to build Spacecraft and Rocket components.
• Must be able to pass background check and drug screening
• Able to perform physically demanding work—standing, bending, lifting 25 lbs. regularly
• Positive attitude, reliable, and a team player
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• 4 and 5 axis machine experience
• VTL experience

Primary Level Salary Range:

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, 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.