Senior Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace; Briggs (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for the Propulsion ME team at Briggs, TX. You will own the transition from development to production, oversee fabrication and assembly, and drive cost/time improvements while ensuring quality in propulsion subassemblies and engines.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing engineering, aerospace experience, and strong documentation, troubleshooting, and teamwork skills. On-site work with a dynamic high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Skills

Manufacturing

Aerospace experience

Reading drawings

Troubleshooting

Communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

Excel

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for the Propulsion ME team at Briggs, TX. You will own the transition from development to production, oversee fabrication and assembly, and drive cost/time improvements while ensuring quality in propulsion subassemblies and engines.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing engineering, aerospace experience, and strong documentation, troubleshooting, and teamwork skills. On-site work with a dynamic high-stakes environment.