Lead Structures Engineer – Space Launch Vehicles

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision plan

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas seeks a Senior/Lead Structures Responsible Engineer for Primary Structures to develop pressurized structures across the product lifecycle, from concept through production. You will join a skilled team delivering state-of-the-art hardware for launch vehicles, with emphasis on design, analysis, fabrication, and testing.

You will lead cradle-to-grave roadmaps, perform sizing calculations, optimize mass, and create CAD drawings and specs.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
• 6+ years of experience in a structural system design-related role
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable)
• Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight
• Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, Simcenter, etc.
• A passion for the structures!
• Experience taking hardware from analysis to test and back through analysis validation
• Familiarity with aerospace structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
• Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods and materials
• Demonstrated experience with composite structures and manufacturing techniques
• Bonus: Pressurant/Propellant tanks; filament wound/AFP structures

Responsibilities

• Formulate the cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware - owning conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing
• Design and development of composite pressurized structures
• Mass optimization of existing designs and requalifying designs
• Supporting products from conceptual creation, design release, analysis, prototype, qual and production
• Support configuration development and trade studies
• Maintain requirements, activity schedule, budget, and status
• Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and other documentation
• Perform first order strength and sizing calculations for your structure

Skills

Siemens NX

FiberSim

FEA tools

Multi-disciplinary

Structures passion

Education

B.S. aerospace/mechanical

Tools

Nastran

ANSYS

FEMAP

Simcenter

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas seeks a Senior/Lead Structures Responsible Engineer for Primary Structures to develop pressurized structures across the product lifecycle, from concept through production. You will join a skilled team delivering state-of-the-art hardware for launch vehicles, with emphasis on design, analysis, fabrication, and testing.

You will lead cradle-to-grave roadmaps, perform sizing calculations, optimize mass, and create CAD drawings and specs.