Composite Technician I-2nd Shift

Firefly Aerospace; Briggs (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is looking for a Test Technician to join their Materials and Processes team at the Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas. The role involves maintaining quality standards through various testing and ensuring materials meet the highest standards. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of laboratory or manufacturing experience, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. Firefly Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in a laboratory or manufacturing environment.
• Good communication skills and works well in a team environment.
• Self-starter with good attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality standards and requirements through testing and analysis of results.
• Prepare test specimens according to requirements.
• Perform routine physical, chemical, and mechanical testing.
• Update test logs and reports, reporting issues to supervisor.
• Maintain the laboratory environment and equipment.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Job description

About Firefly Aerospace

As an end‑to‑end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small‑to‑medium lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

Location

This position will sit at our Rocket Ranch in Briggs, Texas.

Summary

The Materials and Processes team uses their skills and expert knowledge to ensure all materials used meet the highest standards. The test technicians are responsible for ensuring that materials are manufactured and tested to the highest standards. We are looking for the right person, whether that is someone with twenty years of lab experience or someone with the right skills and attitude, but who has never set foot in a lab.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality standards and requirements through testing and analysis of results.
• Prepare test specimens in accordance with Firefly, aerospace, or customer requirements.
• Perform routine physical, chemical, and mechanical testing as required.
• Update test logs and reports and report any issues to supervisor.
• Maintain laboratory environment, including general housekeeping, preventative maintenance, and equipment calibration.
• Assist manufacturing and perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum of two years experience in either a laboratory or manufacturing environment.
• Good communication skills and works well in a team environment.
• Self- starter with good attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Desired

• Candidates with previous material testing experience in any of these fields: Metallurgy, Composites, Chemical, Thermal or other related life sciences.
• Candidates without laboratory experience should have hands‑on experience in related laboratory processes, such as: machining, composite layup and curing, data entry, electronics assembly, inspector roles such as quality or receiving.

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.