Composites Technician II-2nd Shift

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Texas; Presencial; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental and vision insurance

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Descripción de la vacante

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Briggs, TX (north of Cedar Park) is seeking a Composite Technician II to fabricate aerospace-grade composite components for production and development programs.

You will work with primary structures, tanks, and secondary hardware from raw fiber through delivery to integration. Responsibilities include cutting and kitting materials, bonding, hand lamination, vacuum bag cure cycles, and ensuring material traceability per AS9100.

Formación

• 2+ years of composite manufacturing experience.
• Experience in aerospace or high-precision manufacturing preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently execute composite builds.
• Proficient use of pneumatic tools, hand tools, and precision measurement instruments.
• Ability to read and interpret composite layup and assembly prints.
• Experience working with material data sheets.
• Strong craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Cut and kit composite materials to tight tolerances.
• Perform bonding operations including surface prep and adhesive application.
• Execute hand lamination of carbon, fiberglass, Kevlar, film adhesives, and core materials.
• Perform full vacuum bag cure cycles including debulking and oven monitoring.
• Identify scarf back plies (scarfing) as required.
• Interpret composite layup drawings and manufacturing instructions.
• Ensure material traceability in compliance with AS9100.
• Support process improvements and efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain shop organization and PPE compliance.

Conocimientos

Composite manufacturing

Aerospace experience

Read/interpret prints

Quality mindset

Independent workmanship

Herramientas

Pneumatic tools

Hand tools

Precision measurement

Descripción del empleo

At Firefly, we’re focused on making space attainable for everyone - including you! Each team member’s passion, dedication, and innovative ideas have a direct impact on fueling our successful trajectory into space. And there’s no shortage of meaningful projects to work on at Firefly. With launch, lunar, and orbital vehicles, Firefly has a diverse line of business with opportunities to get hands‑on experience launching rockets, operating in space, and landing on the Moon.

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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.

SUMMARY

Composite Technician II is an intermediate-level role responsible for independently fabricating aerospace-grade composite components for production and development programs.

This role supports the manufacture of primary structures, tanks, and secondary hardware from raw fiber through delivery to integration. Technicians at this level demonstrate strong technical skill and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Location: Briggs, TX (north of Cedar Park)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cut and kit composite materials to tight tolerances
• Perform bonding operations including surface prep and adhesive application
• Execute hand lamination of carbon, fiberglass, Kevlar, film adhesives, and core materials
• Perform full vacuum bag cure cycles including debulking and oven monitoring
• Identify scarf back plies (scarfing) as required
• Interpret composite layup drawings and manufacturing instructions
• Ensure material traceability in compliance with AS9100
• Support process improvements and efficiency initiatives
• Maintain shop organization and PPE compliance

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of composite manufacturing experience
• Experience in aerospace or high-precision manufacturing preferred
• Demonstrated ability to independently execute composite builds
• Proficient use of pneumatic tools, hand tools, and precision measurement instruments
• Ability to read and interpret composite layup and assembly prints
• Experience working with material data sheets
• Strong craftsmanship and attention to detail

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.