Launch Facilities Technician II

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

California

On-site

USD 34,000 - 44,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas is seeking a dedicated Facility Technician to maintain our launch-site buildings and support systems as part of a small, hands-on team.

You will perform inspections, carpentry, painting, minor plumbing/electrical work, HVAC upkeep, grounds maintenance, and coordinate with vendors on multi‑trade projects. Requires 3+ years in facilities; high school diploma or GED. Hourly pay $25.00–$32.00 with strong benefits.

Qualifications

3+ years of facility or maintenance experience.
Must have valid Real ID driver’s license and clean driving record.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and operate forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts.
Must be able to pass Space Force background checks for Vandenberg SFB, CA.

Responsibilities

Performs routine inspections and repairs of exterior/interior facilities to include roofs, ceilings, walls, floors and fixtures.
Performs carpentry and painting repairs; performs plumbing and minor electrical repairs; light concrete placement and repair; HVAC maintenance and repairs.
Performs routine inspections and preventative maintenance tasks to include HVAC, generators, cranes, corrosion control, grounding systems and lightning protection systems.
Maintains outdoor grounds and parking lots to be clean and free of debris.
Coordinates and works with other vendors or contractors on larger multi‑trade projects.
Performs assembly and/or moving of furniture, racks, or other site equipment.
Creates and/or completes maintenance work tickets providing the actions and procedures carried out to complete tasks.
Provides general support during launch campaigns and launch day efforts.
Responds to emergency situations during and after hours.

Skills

Facility maintenance

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Bitbucket

Job description

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 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

Firefly Facility Technicians within the launch group will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of launch site building and support systems. You will work as part of a small team requiring minimal supervision, so a self-starter is a must!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs routine inspections and repairs of exterior/interior facilities to include roofs, ceilings, walls, floors and fixtures.
Performs carpentry and painting repairs; performs plumbing and minor electrical repairs; light concrete placement and repair; HVAC maintenance and repairs.
Performs routine inspections and preventative maintenance tasks to include HVAC, generators, cranes, corrosion control, grounding systems and lightning protection systems.
Maintains outdoor grounds and parking lots to be clean and free of debris.
Coordinates and works with other vendors or contractors on larger multi‑trade projects.
Performs assembly and/or moving of furniture, racks, or other site equipment.
Creates and/or completes maintenance work tickets providing the actions and procedures carried out to complete tasks.
Provides general support during launch campaigns and launch day efforts.
Responds to emergency situations during and after hours.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
3+ years of facility or maintenance experience.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Suite.
Ability to lift and manipulate 50 pounds.
Ability to observe safety and security procedures and to comply with policies.
Ability to follow schedules and keep commitments.
Ability to demonstrate professionalism.
Ability to operate forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts.
Must be able to manage time efficiently and to work individually as well as within a team.
Possess a valid “Real ID” driver’s license, and clean driving record.
Ability to pass Space Force background checks for Vandenberg SFB, CA
3+ years experience as a handy‑person or in a construction trade.
Detailed knowledge in one or more of the following trades: electrical, plumbing, HVAC and refrigeration, concrete, or framing.
Knowledge in Atlassian Software such as Confluence, Jira and Bitbucket

Hourly Rate: $25.00-32.00/hour

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.

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