GSE Technician II

Firefly Aerospace; Briggs (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a GSE Technician to build, maintain, and upgrade test stands and launch-site infrastructure at our Briggs, TX facility. You will work with the Test Operations Team to ensure readiness of test stands for rocket components, from valves to engines and stages, in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical and high‑pressure systems, tooling, and the ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for long periods.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years in mechanical systems, high‑pressure fluid/pneumatic systems, or heavy equipment.
• 3+ years using power tools and calibrated tooling.
• Ability to work in a team and adapt in a high‑paced environment.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade test stand equipment and instrumentation.
• Participate in builds of new site/test stands.
• Provide operability feedback to GSE engineers during design phase.
• Collaborate with test engineers to develop procedures and document activity.
• Operate and maintain hydraulic, pneumatic, cryogenic systems and related hardware.
• Maintain clean and orderly locations on the test stand.
• Partner with engineering to streamline testing processes.
• Assume test stand operating tasks under guidance.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

High pressure

Power tools

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree (desirable)

Tools

Calibrated tooling

Job description

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

GSE 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Build, 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate

3+ 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.

Desired

Associate 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).

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