GSE Manufacturing Engineer I Hardware

Front Door Defense; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a GSE Manufacturing Engineer I in Briggs, TX to coordinate procurement and fabrication of hardware, ensuring schedules and quality targets are met. You will collaborate with leadership, engineers, welders, purchasers, and contractors to enable high-quality, cost-effective builds for launch-related equipment.

The role emphasizes manufacturability, GD&T, and ASME Y14.5 familiarity; responsibilities include make/buy decisions, BOM support, supplier relationships, and

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with welded assemblies.
• Knowledge of NDE methods for weldments (e.g., fluorescent dye penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic).
• Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX preferred).
• Experience with Odoo or other ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the work order process to improve efficiency from drawing release to fabrication completion.
• Interact with technicians to reconcile design intent vs as-built.
• Make/buy decisions to hit budget and schedule requirements.
• Establish and leverage relationships with key suppliers and internal customers.
• Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on operability and manufacturability.
• Create and maintain milestone-based build schedules for stakeholders.
• Identify and disposition non-conformances throughout the build lifecycle.
• Assist design engineers by creating mBOMs, RFQs, and managing virtual inventory.

Skills

NDE knowledge

Reading technical drawings

GD&T

Communication skills

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Siemens NX

Odoo

Job description

GSE Manufacturing Engineer I

Coordinate procurement and fabrication of GSE hardware to meet schedule and quality targets.

Location: Texas, United States

Job Tags: Hardware

About The Role

Ground Support Equipment (Gse) Manufacturing Engineer

As an end-to-end responsive space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of 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.

As a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Manufacturing Engineer, you will coordinate the procurement and fabrication of a massive portfolio of hardware supporting all of Firefly's endeavors. The GSE Department is responsible for the design and fabrication of nearly all non-flight hardware for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and R&D, including (but not limited to) launch sites, test stands, transport fixtures, manufacturing and assembly jigs, and payload integration systems. Firefly's GSE team supports every major program at Firefly: Alpha Launch, A330, Medium Launch, Blue Ghost, and Elytra. On a daily basis, you will work directly with senior leadership, engineers, welders, test technicians, purchasers, and contractors to facilitate high quality, cost-effective, and on-time GSE builds. You will have the opportunity to leverage your knowledge of materials and fabrication techniques to influence and drive simplicity, manufacturability, and operability into mechanical and fluid systems. This position is located at our rocket manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, just north of Cedar Park.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve upon existing work order process to improve efficiency between engineering drawing release and completion of fabrication, including drawing review, material procurement, material organization & kitting, Non-Destructive Testing, assembly, proof testing, coating, and commissioning.
• Direct interaction with technicians to reconcile differences in design intent vs as-built.
• Performing make/buy decisions to hit project budget & schedule requirements
• Establish, manage, and leverage relationships with key suppliers and internal customers
• Participation in design reviews, providing feedback on design for operability, serviceability, and manufacturability
• Creation and upkeep of milestone-based schedules to communicate build progress to stakeholders
• Identification and dispositioning of potential non-conformances found throughout the build lifecycle
• Assist design engineers by creating mBOM's, creating RFQ's, and managing virtual inventory.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, working directly with welded structural assemblies, pipe & tube assemblies, large precision machines, sheet steel bending & cutting.
• Knowledge of common NDE methods for weldments, including but not limited to: Fluorescent Dye Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, and Ultrasonic Methods
• Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX preferred)
• Experience with Odoo or other comparable ERP System
• Organizational skills to consolidate and communicate progress and complex systems and deliverables
• Knowledge of GD&T & familiarity with ASME Y14.5
• Working/functional knowledge of basic fluid system components (i.e. valves, tubing, piping, flanges).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey methodologies for assembly and troubleshooting
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings and assembly instructions
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to thrive in high stakes, stressful, short deadline environments
• Critical thinking and strong decision making ability

Desired

• Familiarity with AWS D1.1 & D17.1
• Ability to lift 40lbs
• Experience working at outdoor job sites and on shop floors, directly with technicians and welders
• Experience operating or working near mobile equipment such as forklifts and cranes
• Lift and Rigging experience

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational/relocation 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.