GSE Technician II

Firefly Aerospace; Texas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision benefits

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Relocation benefits

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is hiring a GSE Technician for our Briggs, TX production facility. You will work with the Test Operations Team to build and maintain test stands, sites, and fluid systems for rocket testing.

Responsibilities include stand verification, commissioning, installation, troubleshooting, and documenting activity. The role requires hands-on mechanical skills and ability to work in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• 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 in a high-paced, challenging environment.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for extended periods at test stands.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade test stand equipment and instrumentation.
• Participate in builds of new site/test stands or implementation of new systems on current stands.
• Provide operability and constructability feedback to GSE engineers during design.
• Collaborate with test engineers to develop test procedures and document stand activity.
• Build and maintain tools, storage, and hardware to support testing activities.
• Maintain clean, orderly locations on test stands to ensure flight-ready hardware.
• Partner with engineering teams to streamline and improve testing processes.
• Perform test stand operating tasks in parallel under guidance from the test engineering team.
• Operate and maintain hardware, high pressure and cryogenic systems, hydraulics, pumps, and pneumatic components.

Skills

Mechanical experience

High pressure systems

Pneumatic systems

Team collaboration

Manual lifting

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Power tools

Calibrated tooling

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic tooling

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly 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.

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.

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.