Manufacturing Engineer I-GSE

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Texas

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

7 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Briggs, TX is seeking a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Manufacturing Engineer to coordinate procurement and fabrication of hardware across launch programs.

You will work with engineers, machinists, and suppliers to ensure on-time, cost-effective builds for Alpha, A330, and Elytra programs. The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 1–3 years in manufacturing, with strong CAD (Siemens NX), GD&T, NDE knowledge, and ERP experience.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
1–3 years in a manufacturing environment with welded structures.
Knowledge of NDE methods for weldments and GD&T familiarity.

Responsibilities

Own and improve work order process across fabrication stages.
Interface with technicians to resolve design vs as-built issues.
Make/buy decisions to hit budget and schedule.
Manage supplier and internal customer relationships.
Participate in design reviews for operability and manufacturability.
Create milestone schedules and track build progress.
Identify and disposition non-conformances.
Assist engineers with mBOMs, RFQs, and inventory control.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

NDE know-how

CAD (Siemens NX)

Odoo ERP

Welding/fabrication

Reading drawings

GD&T

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Odoo ERP

CAD software

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

As a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Manufacturing Engineer, you will coordinate the procurement and fabrication of a massive portfolio of hardware supporting all of Firefly’s endeavors. The GSE Department is responsible for the design and fabrication of nearly all non-flight hardware for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and R&D, including (but not limited to) launch sites, test stands, transport fixtures, manufacturing and assembly jigs, and payload integration systems. Firefly’s GSE team supports every major program at Firefly: Alpha Launch, A330, Medium Launch, Blue Ghost, and Elytra. On a daily basis, you will work directly with senior leadership, engineers, welders, test technicians, purchasers, and contractors to facilitate high quality, cost-effective, and on-time GSE builds. You will have the opportunity to leverage your knowledge of materials and fabrication techniques to influence and drive simplicity, manufacturability, and operability into mechanical and fluid systems. This position is located at our rocket manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, just north of Cedar Park.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own and improve upon existing work order process to improve efficiency between engineering drawing release and completion of fabrication, including drawing review, material procurement, material organization & kitting, Non-Destructive Testing, assembly, proof testing, coating, and commissioning.
Direct interaction with technicians to reconcile differences in design intent vs as-built.
Performing make/buy decisions to hit project budget & schedule requirements
Establish, manage, and leverage relationships with key suppliers and internal customers
Participation in design reviews, providing feedback on design for operability, serviceability, and manufacturability
Creation and upkeep of milestone-based schedules to communicate build progress to stakeholders
Identification and dispositioning of potential non-conformances found throughout the build lifecycle
Assist design engineers by creating mBOM's, creating RFQ's, and managing virtual inventory.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field
Must have -1-3 years job experience not including internships, for manufacturing environment, working directly with welded structural assemblies, pipe & tube assemblies, large precision machines, sheet steel bending & cutting.
Knowledge of common NDE methods for weldments, including but not limited to: Fluorescent Dye Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, and Ultrasonic Methods
Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX preferred)
Experience with Odoo or other comparable ERP System
Organizational skills to consolidate and communicate progress and complex systems and deliverables
Knowledge of GD&T & familiarity with ASME Y14.5
Working/functional knowledge of basic fluid system components (i.e. valves, tubing, piping, flanges).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey methodologies for assembly and troubleshooting
Able to read and interpret technical drawings and assembly instructions
Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
Ability to thrive in high stakes, stressful, short deadline environments
Critical thinking and strong decision making ability
Familiarity with AWS D1.1 & D17.1
Ability to lift 40lbs
Experience working at outdoor job sites and on shop floors, directly with technicians and welders
Experience operating or working near mobile equipment such as forklifts and cranes
Lift and Rigging experience

Primary Level Salary Range:

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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