EHS Manager

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Mental health services

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Employee-ownership with stock bonuses

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental leader to oversee the HSE program across manufacturing, test, and launch operations at our North Austin, Texas facilities.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace HSE, deep knowledge of OSHA/EPA/NFPA, and experience implementing ISO45001/ISO14001. You will manage a team, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive safety improvements across all stages of hardware and mission operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related.
• 5+ years HSE experience in aerospace or high-hazard industry.
• Strong OSHA/EPA/NFPA knowledge.
• Experience with hazardous operations programs.
• Incident investigation and training experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE across manufacturing, test, and launch operations.
• Develop and implement HSE management system elements (ISO45001/ISO14001).
• Serve as SME on environmental compliance, occupational safety, hazardous operations, and process safety.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing HSE team.

Skills

OSHA knowledge

EPA knowledge

NFPA knowledge

Incident investigation

Training experience

Education

Bachelor’s in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related

Job description

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 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.

About the Role

The HSE Manager / Senior Manager leads the Health, Safety & Environmental programs across manufacturing, test, and launch operations. This role provides technical leadership, regulatory compliance oversight, and operational risk management for one of the most dynamic aerospace environments in the industry—including cryogenic and hypergolic propellants, pressure systems, energetic devices, high-risk fabrication processes, high-volume testing, and launch site activities.

This role directly manages HSE Engineers/Specialists and partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Ops, Launch Ops, and Quality to integrate safety into all phases of hardware and mission operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the company’s HSE program across manufacturing, test, and launch operations.
• Develop and implement HSE management system elements with focus on ISO45001, ISO14001 and SIF prevention.
• Serve as the senior SME on environmental compliance, occupational safety, hazardous operations, pressurized systems, emergency response, and process safety.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing HSE team.

Operational Safety & Hazard Controls

• Oversee hazard identification, TRA/JSA, risk assessment, and implementation of controls for identified high risk activities.
• Maintain and continuously improve HSE and SIF prevention written programs, training, and communication.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA, OSHA 1910/1926, EPA, DOT, and aerospace-specific standards.
• Conduct incident investigations and corrective action planning.

Test & Launch Operations Support

• Provide HSE oversight for hazardous test operations including engine firings, high-pressure systems, LN2/LOX systems, and ground support equipment.
• Support launch operations including hazard reviews, emergency preparedness, and interface with Range Safety.
• Review Work Instructions for hazardous operations to ensure proper controls are implemented.
• Oversee compliance with RCRA, TCEQ, DTSC, hazardous waste, air/water permits, SPCC, Tier II, TRI and applicable state requirements (CA, VA).
• Manage environmental monitoring and waste minimization.
• Maintain chemical inventory programs.

Regulatory Compliance & External Interface

• Serve as the point of contact for regulatory inspections, audits, environmental permitting, and compliance visits.
• Manage ATF ordinance compliance across multiple sites and serve as the Responsible Person for maintaining ATF licensing.

Training, Culture & Improvement

• Lead HSE training programs including hazardous operations, general safety, and emergency response.
• Drive safety culture through engagement and visibility.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting for HSE performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Manager Level:

• Bachelor’s in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related.
• 5+ years HSE experience in aerospace or high-hazard industry.
• Strong OSHA/EPA/NFPA knowledge.
• Experience with hazardous operations programs.
• Incident investigation and training experience.

Senior Manager Level:

• 8-12+ years experience with 3+ years leadership.
• Multi-site HSE ownership.
• Experience supporting test, launch, or DoD/NASA operations.
• Experience designing or managing test safety programs, propellant safety, or range safety.
• CSP, CIH, CHMM or equivalent.
• HAZWOPER 40.
• Energetics/explosives safety experience.
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 or NASA-STD-8719.
• Ability to operate machinery such as forklifts and boom lifts a plus.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel between TX and CA sites.
• Ability to work extended hours during critical test/launch operations.
• Ability to work in outdoor conditions.

Disclaimer

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.