Fluids Engineer II — Ground Systems for Space Launch

Firefly Aerospace; Briggs (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision packages

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Fluids Ground Support Equipment (FGSE) Engineer to own the full lifecycle of critical fluid systems at launch sites, test stands and production facilities across the Alpha, Eclipse, Elytra and Blue Ghost programs.

You will design, analyze and build fluid systems, generate schematics and P&IDs, coordinate with technicians, lead design reviews, and travel up to 30% to support builds and activations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent.
• 2–5 years of fluid systems experience in design, test, or operations.
• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
• Experience with fluid components and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, welding, inspection, and QA processes.
• Ability to perform clean sheet designs of pressurization or propellant systems.
• Experience creating P&IDs and performing fluid sizing and component selection.
• Experience with REFPROP or GFSSP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and build test stand and launch pad fluid systems.
• Own the full design cycle, generate schematics, BOMs, CAD drawings.
• Coordinate with technicians and welders to implement designs.
• Lead internal/external design reviews and readiness reviews.
• Travel to test and launch sites up to 30% to support builds.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

P&IDs

3D CAD

Project coordination

Welding supervision

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

REFPROP

GFSSP

Siemens NX

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Fluids Ground Support Equipment (FGSE) Engineer to own the full lifecycle of critical fluid systems at launch sites, test stands and production facilities across the Alpha, Eclipse, Elytra and Blue Ghost programs.

You will design, analyze and build fluid systems, generate schematics and P&IDs, coordinate with technicians, lead design reviews, and travel up to 30% to support builds and activations.