Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics II / III

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Cedar Park (TX)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

11 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics II/III to design, develop, and test avionics systems for our spacecraft.

You will craft the electrical architecture, verify components, and contribute to the development of the HIL system while coordinating with software, mechanical, propulsion, and structures teams to ensure flight-readiness. The role emphasizes hands-on, proactive individuals with strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, plus Python, and

Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering
3 years aerospace component development or testing (Avionics II)
Experience with analog and digital circuit design
Hands-on prototyping and testing
Technical writing and SOP creation

Responsibilities

Design electrical architecture and integrate avionics components
Support AIT, launch integration, and on-orbit ops
Write and verify requirements and test procedures
Lead design verification and qualification testing
Collaborate with software, mechanical, and propulsion teams

Skills

Electrical engineering

Python

Analogue & digital design

Prototyping circuits

Test and verification

Self-start / proactive

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Signal generators

Multimeters

Schematic reading

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.

Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics II / III

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

A Firefly Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics is responsible for the design, development, and testing of avionics systems on our spacecraft. In this role, you develop the avionics systems, requirements verifications, and component/system level test campaigns. You also help developed and design the HIL system in order to verify functionality before spacecraft integration, interfacing with software, mechanical, propulsion, fluids, and structures teams to ensure the proper functionality of the integrated solution. You are responsible for developing and executing development schedules, system-level test and operations plans, and supporting launch day and on-orbit operations. You will be responsible for assisting the AIT team in proving-out functionality of all avionics systems onboard the integrated vehicles. Previous spacecraft experience is highly preferred and electrical hands on experience is required. This role relies on strong electrical engineering principals in both analog and digital.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own the entire process of designing the electrical architecture, testing and integrating avionics components onto the spacecraft
Support assembly, integration, and test (AIT), launch integration, and on-orbit operations
Intuitively understand the intention behind design decisions, and direct assembly and test operations based on those intentions
Write and execute vehicle assembly procedures and electrical system functional validation processes
Lead high-level, functional design and development of avionics systems for the current and future spacecraft
Develop design verification, qualification, and acceptance test plans, and coordinate with the other avionics and manufacturing engineers and technicians to execute
Recommend spacecraft function and reliability upgrades based on experience
Requirement writing and verification for spacecraft avionics

QUALIFICATIONS

Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics II Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
3 years of experience working with aerospace component development, testing, integration, or operations
Experience in electrical engineering in both analog and digital circuit design, including usage of test equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, electronic loads, multimeters, and interpreting electrical schematics
Experience performing trade studies and sensitivity studies to select the best architecture option
Hands-on experience with prototyping circuits and testing
Requirement writing and verification
Experience in technical writing, proper documentation, and SOP creations
Candidate must have a proactive mentality with the ability to self-start
Experience with Python

Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics III Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
5 years of experience working with aerospace component development, testing, integration, or operations
Experience in electrical engineering in both analog and digital circuit design, including usage of test equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, electronic loads, multimeters, and interpreting electrical schematics
Experience performing trade studies and sensitivity studies to select the best architecture option
2 yrs Hands-on experience with prototyping circuits and testing
2 yrs Requirement writing and verificationExperience in technical writing, proper documentation, and SOP creations
Candidate must have a proactive mentality with the ability to self-start
Experience with Python

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess one or more of the following:

Experience with aerospace avionics system design, development, testing, or operations
Experience with Power engineering, design, budgeting, and test
Experience in software engineering, especially C, C++, Python, and Labview
Experience with project planning, subcontractor management, and other project management skills
Experience in industry standard root cause corrective analysis techniques, such as fault tree and fishbone analysis
Experience in PCB and Hardware design
Experience in the V-model design methodology
Experience in Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Experience in GND and Bonding design of spacecraft
Experience with environmental analysis and testing, including thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, shock, and vibration
Familiar with NASA GEVS or SMC-016 environmental testing
Familiar with MIL-STD461 EMC Testing
Ability to collaborate effectively with other engineering disciplines and regulatory authorities.

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.

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