Engine Test Internship: Launch & Test Ops in Space

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees

3-month sabbatical for every 5 years

Medical, dental, vision, life, and-dis

Mental health services

Paid military leave

12 weeks paid maternity leave

4 weeks paid spouse leave

$20k towards family planning: fertilit

Dog friendly workplace

$10k/year towards trade school or_col

Employee-ownership with stock bonuses

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching

$10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar 

Professional development support

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas seeks an engineering student or recent graduate to join our Flight and Test Operations team at Briggs. You will assist in operating test stands and launch activities, learn through hands-on experience, and contribute to ensuring flight-ready hardware.

Ideal candidates are pursuing BS/MS in engineering, with strong fundamentals, CAD skills, and excellent communication. This internship offers exposure to aerospace testing and launch operations at a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a BS or MS program at an accredited four-year university or college.
• Hands-on, in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong engineering fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute test and launch plans and procedures on console, using voice communication systems and data display and control systems.
• Participate in resolving issues and non-conformances, support failure and anomaly investigations, troubleshooting, and resolution development.
• Design and develop automated scripts that support test and launch operations.
• Collaborate with test site and launch site engineers to optimize systems designs and operations.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for performance, reliability, and cost.
• Analyze and review data to ensure hardware operates as expected, using data analysis tools.

Skills

Hands-on

Detail-oriented

Engineering fundamentals

3D CAD

2D CAD

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Pursuing BS/MS in Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

2D CAD

Data analysis tools

Instrumentation

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas seeks an engineering student or recent graduate to join our Flight and Test Operations team at Briggs. You will assist in operating test stands and launch activities, learn through hands-on experience, and contribute to ensuring flight-ready hardware.

Ideal candidates are pursuing BS/MS in engineering, with strong fundamentals, CAD skills, and excellent communication. This internship offers exposure to aerospace testing and launch operations at a fast-growing