Launch Engineer II, EGSE

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Híbrido; USD 110 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health, dental, vision

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Stock bonuses

401(k) matching

Flexible PTO

Resumo da oferta

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Launch Controls Engineer II to help design data acquisition, control and automation systems for our Alpha launch team.

You will own projects from concept through deployment and support launch operations in a fast-paced environment. Requirements include a bachelor’s in engineering and 1–3 years of hands-on experience with data acquisition or aerospace ground systems; familiarity with PLC/HMI, LabVIEW, and industry codes.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering or related field.
• 1–3 years of professional experience with data acquisition and control systems for aerospace ground systems or related facilities.
• Ability to create process diagrams and control narratives (P&IDs, schematics, cause & effect, instrument index).
• Familiarity with NFPA, NEC, UL and ISA electrical codes.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and technicians.

Responsabilidades

• Design data and control systems for the launch site including diagrams and wiring.
• Create and conduct in-house testing and development of equipment and software.
• Obtain and evaluate vendor quotations for instrumentation and electrical equipment.
• Work with launch personnel in performing check outs, commissioning, and calibration.
• Design, develop, and test controls, communications, HMI, and PLC systems.
• Ensure regulatory and safety compliance with operations.
• Manage all aspects of controls and data acquisition installation and commissioning.
• Perform launch site checkouts and support launch day operations.

Conhecimentos

Electrical engineering

Data acquisition

Control systems

PLC programming

HMI systems

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in related engineering

Ferramentas

LabVIEW

MAX (Measurement & Automation Explorer)

PLC/HMI configuration tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Firefly, we’re focused on making space attainable for everyone – including you! Each team member’s passion, dedication, and innovative ideas have a direct impact on fueling our successful trajectory into space. And there’s no shortage of meaningful projects to work on at Firefly. With launch, lunar, and orbital vehicles, Firefly has a diverse line of business with opportunities to get hands‑on experience launching rockets, operating in space, and landing on the Moon.

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Our Values

Headquartered in the Lone Star State, Firefly’s hardworking team reflects Texas’ GO BIG culture in everything we do. We build big, achieve big, and dream big. We’re building launch vehicles and spacecraft to provide rapid, reliable space access. We’ve achieved some incredible wins, including the first successful commercial Moon landing. And we’re dreaming bigger than this planet with ambitions to Mars, Venus, and beyond. Our core values are what drive us along the way.

Passion

Fireflies believe in perseverance, responsiveness, and mentoring others with a focus on inspiring a better future.

Accountability

Fireflies act with integrity and take ownership of our actions, commitments, decisions, and outcomes.

Fireflies work in alignment across teams and communicate clearly with mutual respect for one another.

Fireflies deliver high-quality work through technical rigor and timely disciplined execution for our customers.

We take care of our Fireflies with some of the best benefits in the industry. Our mission to make space for everyone starts with our employees and allowing them to make space for their family, their career, and their future.

Space for You

• Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
• 3-month sabbatical for every 5 years of service
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Mental health services
• Paid military leave

Space for Your Family

• 12 weeks paid maternity leave
• 4 weeks paid spouse leave
• $20k towards family planning: fertility, surrogacy, adoption
• Dog friendly workplace

Space for Your Career

• $10k/year towards trade school or college
• Ongoing coaching to advance leadership skills
  • Employee-ownership with stock bonuses
  • 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching
  • $10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar Park, Texas

Job Openings

From launch technicians to propulsion engineers, Firefly has open roles across the company. We’re looking for passionate, bright innovators to join our team and help make space an achievable dream for everyone.

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

Firefly Controls and Instrumentation Engineers on the Launch Team leverage their creative background and expertise to design data acquisition, controls, and automation systems used to support integration, test, and launch of Firefly vehicles. Controls and Instrumentation Engineers are responsible for the design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems for the Firefly launch team and must apply knowledge of electronic, mechanical, and fluid transport principles to ensure the communication of data is optimally configured. You will have full ownership of your project from the initial concept through all phases of project development. Additionally EGSE Launch Engineers function as a launch operators to support the testing and launch of the Alpha rocket, leveraging succinct communication skills in a fast paced team environment to achieve payload delivery to orbit.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design data and control systems for the launch site including data and control I/O diagrams, instrument and control cable schedules, instrument loop diagrams, junction box wiring diagrams, control panel layout and wiring diagrams.
• Create and conduct in-house testing and development of equipment and software
• Obtain and evaluate vendor quotations for all required instrumentation and electrical equipment
• Work with launch personnel in performing check outs, commissioning, and calibration of pad electrical systems
• Design, develop, and test controls, communications, human-machine interface, and PLC systems for equipment involving electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems
• Work with operations team to ensure compliance with all regulatory and safety requirements, timely build of equipment, and cost efficiency
• Manage all aspects of controls and data acquisition installation, including design, personnel training, engineering support to launch technicians, and equipment commissioning
• Performs launch site checkouts and support launch day operations

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering or related engineering discipline
• 1-3 years of professional experience with data acquisition and control systems for Aerospace ground systems, Aerospace vehicle systems, Food and Beverage, or Oil and Gas facilities
• Ability to create process flow diagrams (P&IDs, schematics, cause & effect chart, control narrative, instrument index)
• Familiarity with NFPA, NEC, UL and ISA codes and electrical codes and requirements
• Ability to assist in building of panels and electrical harnessing based off drawings
• Proficiency in programming/configuring PLCs and HMI systems across multiple platforms
• Experience with National Instrument Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) for configuring and troubleshooting devices for use with LabView
• Working knowledge of multiple bus architectures (PCI/PCIe, PXI/PXIe, GPIB, Serial, USB, etc.) and data communication technologies
• Experience with hazard and risk analysis tools (i.e., FMEA, FMECA, FHA, HAZOP, etc.)
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering or related engineering discipline
• 3+ years of professional experience with data acquisition and control systems for Aerospace ground systems, Aerospace vehicle systems, Food and Beverage, or Oil and Gas facilities
• The ability to mentor junior engineers and technicians on electrical systems
• Familiarity with Industrial Ethernet and control specific networking protocols (i.e., ModbusTCP/RTU, RS-485, RS-232, Analog Communication)
• Working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, NASA- STD-5005, GSFC-STD-8009, RCC 319/324, etc.

Launch Engineer II - $110,151.00 - $130,304.00

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, pet Insurance, 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.