Payload Engineer II, Spacecraft Hardware Lead

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, based in Texas, seeks a Payload Engineer II to own the payload segment and spacecraft interfaces for Alpha launch vehicles. You will lead hardware development, documentation, and qualification efforts with cross-functional teams.

The role involves design analysis, test planning, manufacturing collaboration, and travel up to 20% to support customers and production readiness.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field is required.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop payload segment and spacecraft interfaces for customers to enable orbit delivery.

Skills

Aerospace hardware design

FEA analysis

Mechanical design

Qualification testing

Customer facing engineering

Scripting for analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

MS/PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace or 5+ years related experience

Tools

ANSYS

Femap

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, based in Texas, seeks a Payload Engineer II to own the payload segment and spacecraft interfaces for Alpha launch vehicles. You will lead hardware development, documentation, and qualification efforts with cross-functional teams.

The role involves design analysis, test planning, manufacturing collaboration, and travel up to 20% to support customers and production readiness.