Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer III

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Texas

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

7 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical

Medical insurance

Mental health services

Military leave

Maternity leave

Family planning assistance

Dog-friendly workplace

Educational reimbursement

Stock bonuses

401(k) matching

Home purchase incentive

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. seeks a Propulsion Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead fabrication, integration, test, and delivery of engines and fluid systems at Briggs, TX.

The role owns production processes from design release to flight-ready hardware, driving quality, reliability, and efficiency. The ME team embarks on challenging propulsion projects, with opportunities to shape manufacturing strategies, lead process improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced space

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
8+ years of experience in a Manufacturing Engineer role.
Experience with complex assemblies in aerospace/aviation/automotive industries.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and assembly instructions.
Experience with complex troubleshooting.
Experience in dynamic, evolving environments.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods.

Responsibilities

Lead transition of products from development to production.
Own fabrication, assembly, and checkout procedures for propulsion subassemblies and engines.
Drive continuous process development to increase production rate and reduce cost.
Lead investigations of process failures to root cause.
Develop and qualify new production processes.
Participate in design reviews and provide manufacturing feedback.
Develop assembly instructions and support continuous improvement.
Dispositon non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
Conduct manufacturability reviews and design improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Reading drawings

Troubleshooting

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Python

Excel

CAD

Cryogenics

Pneumatic systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

Excel

CAD

Cryogenics

Pneumatic systems

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

The Firefly Propulsion Senior Manufacturing Engineering (ME) Team is responsible for the fabrication, integration, test, and delivery of the engines and fluid systems to vehicle and spacecraft programs. The individual MEs take profound ownership of engine components from the time the design is released to the delivery of a completed product. Propulsion MEs are makers, people who can take an idea on paper and turn it into a fully functioning component ready to fly to space. This role is located at our manufacturing and test site in Briggs, TX, north of Cedar Park.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the transition of products from development to production
End to end ownership of the fabrication, assembly, and check out procedures for propulsion subassemblies and full up engines.
Continuous process development and improvement with the aim of radically increasing production rate and substantially reducing cost.
Lead investigations of process failures and drive to root cause.
Own the development, test, and qualification of new production processes.
Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to the design teams.
Own the assembly and integration instructions and work with technician teams towards continuous improvement.
Develop and execute functional checkout procedures and processes where applicable.
Disposition non-conformances that occur throughout the build process, develop and implement corrective actions
Conduct manufacturability reviews and implement design improvements

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
8+ years of experience working in a Manufacturing Engineer role
Proven experience with complex assemblies, e.g. production in aerospace/aviation/automotive industries
Able to read and interpret technical drawings and assembly instructions
Proven experience with complex troubleshooting
Proven experience working in dynamic and evolving environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey methodologies for assembly and troubleshooting
Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills – Must be a team player
Proven experience with tasks requiring extreme attention to detail and prolonged mental concentration
Ability to thrive in high stakes, stressful, short deadline environments
Critical thinking and strong decision making ability
10 + years of experience in an aerospace production environment
Experience with advanced manufacturing techniques (welding, brazing, casting, additive fabrication, forging, spin forming, etc.)
Experience working with cryogenics and high-pressure pneumatics systems
Experience with modern manufacturing principles, such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, etc.
Experience with complex system assembly and hands on build experience preferably in space systems or aerospace applications
Experience with writing assembly procedures or documentation for mechanical, electrical, or structural systems
Experience writing test plans, procedures and identifying pass/fail criteria on systems.
Knowledge of data analysis packages (Python/high level Excel) preferred
Working knowledge of fluid components and systems

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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