Quality Inspector Receiving Inspection III

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Texas

On-site

USD 42,000 - 56,000

Full time

2 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Short term disability

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Briggs, TX seeks a Quality Inspector Receiving Inspection III to monitor incoming deliveries, verify order accuracy, and maintain quality records. The role supports engineering and procurement by ensuring proper documentation and compliance with quality standards.

The position emphasizes safety, accuracy, and timely processing of materials for aerospace manufacturing. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, strong math and data entry skills, and

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED.
Basic math skills.
Software operation and data entry skills.
Physical stamina to perform regular duties, including lift, push, or pull at least 50 pounds; stand for long periods; crouch, bend, and reach.
Personal and communication skills.
Experience working in a well-structured and automated receiving environment or warehouse.

Responsibilities

Monitors and inspects all incoming deliveries for order accuracy, major defects, or damage during shipping.
Compares quantity, part numbers, and supporting documentation of items received with procurement data to ensure completeness and accuracy of order.
Notes inaccurate or unacceptable orders received and refuses to accept these items from delivery service.
Records received items and routes inventoried parts to the inventory cage.
Records shortages and backordered items notifying affected parties.
Signals delivery to Recipient listed on order.
Maintains awareness of deliveries that require Quality Documentation flagging all orders that do not include the necessary documents as per AS9100/AS9102 requirements.
Maintains material test reports (MTRs) and externally provided quality inspection records for inventory.

Skills

Basic math

Data entry

Software operation

Physical stamina

Communication skills

Warehouse experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

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.

Quality Inspector Receiving Inspection III

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.

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24‑hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

We are looking for high energy individual with exceptional attention to detail. The Receiving Inspector position provides critical support for operations, maintenance, IT and systems. Come be part of something special. This position is located at our rocket production facility north of Cedar Park, in Briggs, TX.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitors and inspects all incoming deliveries for order accuracy, major defects, or damage during shipping
Compares quantity, part numbers, and supporting documentation of items received with procurement data to ensure completeness and accuracy of order
Notes inaccurate or unacceptable orders received and refuses to accept these items from delivery service
Records received items and routes inventoried parts to the inventory cage
Records shortages and backordered items notifying affected parties
Signals delivery to Recipient listed on order
Maintains awareness of deliveries that require Quality Documentation flagging all orders that do not include the necessary documents as per AS9100/AS9102 requirements.
Maintains material test reports (MTRs) and externally provided quality inspection records for inventory
Supports Engineering by tracking accurate, timely receipt of orders
Supports the Quality Manager with recordkeeping, nonconformances, corrective actions and audit support
Prepares outgoing shipments to ensure proper packaging, address information, packing list, Hazmat signage, and item accuracy
Supports Procurement with recordkeeping and returns
Follows safety regulations, including wearing proper safety clothing and gear at all times
Performs other duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

High school diploma or GED
Basic math skills
Software operation and data entry skills
Physical stamina to perform regular duties, including
- Lift, push, or pull at least 50 pounds
- Stand for long periods of time
- Crouch, bend, and reach
Personal and communication skills
Experience working in a well-structured and automated receiving environment or warehouse

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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