GSE Technician II

Firefly Aerospace; Bertram (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a GSE Technician to join the Test Operations Team at our Briggs, TX facility. You will build, maintain, and upgrade test stands and associated instrumentation while supporting test activities for valves, engines, and rocket stages.

Role requires 3+ years of experience with mechanical/high-pressure systems, strong teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of experience with mechanical systems, high pressure fluid/pneumatic systems or heavy equipment.
• 3+ years of using power tools, hand tools, and calibrated tooling.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds and work in a test stand environment.
• Strong teamwork and ability to adapt in a high-paced setting.
• Good communication of data both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade test stand equipment and instrumentation.
• Participate in builds of new site/test stands or implementation of new systems.
• Provide operability & constructability feedback to GSE engineers during design.
• Collaborate with test engineers to develop test procedures and document stand activity.
• Maintain clean and orderly locations on the test stand for flight-ready hardware.
• Operate and maintain hardware, high pressure, cryogenic, hydraulic systems and related equipment.

Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Communication

Education

Associates degree in engineering/technical/mechanical field

A&P license

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Crane & lift operations

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACEFirefly 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.SUMMARYGSE Technicians will work with the Test Operations Team to perform all actions required to build and maintain test stands, rocket launch sites, and fluid system upgrades.Responsibilities include new test stand build, and test site upgrades, stand verification and commissioning, test article install, troubleshooting, verification and testing activities associated with all components of the rocket. These tests can vary from valves to engines to entire rocket stages. This role is located at our rocket production facility in Briggs, TX, north of Cedar Park.RESPONSIBILITIESBuild, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade test stand equipment and instrumentation as required.Participate in builds of new site/test stands or implementation of new systems or capabilities on current stands.Provide operability & constructability feedback to GSE engineers during project design phase.Collaborate with test engineers to develop test procedures and document stand activity.Build, develop and maintain appropriate tools, storage, and hardware to support test and test activities.Maintain clean and orderly locations on the test stand to deliver ready-for-flight hardware.Partner with engineering teams to streamline, optimize and improve testing process.Assume test stand operating tasks in parallel and with guidance from test engineering team.Operate and maintain hardware, high pressure systems, cryogenic systems, hydraulic systems, pumps, and other ancillary equipment including pneumatic components.QUALIFICATIONSRequiredHigh school diploma or equivalency certificate3+ years of experience working with and troubleshooting mechanical systems, high pressure fluid/pneumatic systems, or heavy equipment.3+ years of experience using power tools, hand tools, and calibrated tooling.Ability to work effectively in a team environment.Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.Ability to lift 30 pounds.Ability to stand for extended period of times and work in a test stand environment.DesiredAssociate degree in an engineering, technical, or mechanical field A&P license.Experience in airframe structural repair.Experience in aviation electronics and avionics.Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) certification or training.Experience with testing process and optimization of test processes.Experience with hydraulic plumbing repair/fabrication.Experience in ground support equipment in aerospace industry.Experience in the space exploration industry, aviation, military, or other high-reliability operating environment.Basic computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office, JIRA, and photo generation/compilation.Experience with crane and lift operations.Knowledge of different fittings such as NPT, MS, and A/N and Swagelok.Ability to read and understand operating system schematics and drawings.Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing).Primary Level Salary Range: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.