Quality Specialist III - CMM Programming

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Texas

On-site

USD 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

34 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Dog friendly workplace

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Quality Specialist III to support the machine shop in inspecting and accepting qualification and flight hardware. You will ensure key performance characteristics are met prior to launch, located at the Briggs, TX facility north of Cedar Park.

The role requires 4+ years in aerospace/manufacturing, reading technical drawings, GD&T, and AS9100/ISO 9001 familiarity. Join a team focused on precision and mission success.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
4+ years of hands-on aerospace, military, or manufacturing experience.
Ability to read technical information, follow instructions, and understand technical drawings, GD&T.
Experience applying aerospace quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
Strong interpersonal skills including clear verbal and written communication.
Willingness to work with a team and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute detailed inspection programs to ensure design, specification, and testing compliance.
Inspect launch vehicle components and sub-assemblies using metrology tools to evaluate product quality.
Maintain tool control and calibration processes within the work center.
Provide technical guidance and serve as a resource for the team.
Improve product quality and inspection efficiency through planned actions.
Apply 5S and Lean initiatives to the workspace.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Quality control

Education

High school diploma

ASME Y14.5 certification

Associate degree or higher in quality/engineering

Tools

PC-DMIS

Inspire

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 Specialist III - CMM Programming

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.

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

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.

SUMMARY:

The Firefly Quality Specialist supporting the machine shop is responsible for inspection and acceptance of qualification and flight hardware and software products. Verifying that all key performance and design characteristics are met prior to launch, The selected candidate will play a critical role in ensuring mission success. This position is located at our Production and Test facility north of Cedar Park, in Briggs, TX.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and execute detailed inspection programs (Zeiss Calypso) which assure adherence to design, specification, and testing requirements - ensuring that all actions required for product acceptance are conducted accurately and efficiently.
Perform inspections on launch vehicle/spacecraft components and sub-assemblies using advanced metrology equipment to evaluate product (Zeiss CMM)
Maintain tool control and calibration processes within assigned work center - including validation of metrology systems.
Participate in technical operations and offer guidance and/or serve as an additional technical resource.
Initiate and execute plans to improve product quality and inspection efficiency.
Apply 5S workplace organization & follow the Lean initiatives.
Support manufacturing compliance to customer and internal specifications to meet contractual and mission requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
4+ years of hands-on experience in an aerospace, military, or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to read technical information, follow technical instructions, and understand technical drawings, specifications, GD&T, and related quality control documentation and standards.
Experience with standards and/or equivalent quality, military, or government standards in the aerospace industry.
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written.
Flexibility regarding workflow and process.
Excellent organization skills. Willingness to work with a team, share expertise, and follow instructions to accomplish established goals.
Associate degree or higher in quality, engineering, or related technical discipline.
Software experience in PC-DMIS or Inspire
ASME Y14.5 Professional or Technologist certification
Demonstrated experience applying quality assurance principles, methods, and processes - including inspection techniques, equipment, and tools used in quality control.
Comprehensive understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes, materials, and specifications.
Demonstrated experience with application of aerospace quality standards, such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.

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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