Senior Propulsion Valves Engineer – Space Systems

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); Sur place; USD 130 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Résumé du poste

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX is seeking a Propulsion Engineer III (Valves) to own hardware development across the full lifecycle, from concept through qualification and production support.

You will design, analyze, and deliver high-performance valve and fluid components for Alpha, Eclipse, Blue Ghost, and Elytra programs, lead cross-functional teams, and drive cost reduction and risk mitigation while advancing 'newspace' ambitions.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in a valve or fluid system design-related role.
• Exceptional comprehension of engineering fundamentals including fluid mechanics, heat transfer, structural analysis, materials, and processes.
• Strong understanding of fluid systems aspects such as fluids systems sizing, valve design and operation, instrumentation, flexible element design & integration and fluid fittings.

Responsabilités

• Own hardware lifecycle from concept to production support.
• Design and deliver propulsion components for high performance systems.
• Lead CoDRs, MRR, PDRs, TRRs, data reviews and CDRs.
• Author and execute qualification, and acceptance test plans with hands on hardware problem solving.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver tested hardware on time.

Connaissances

Valve design

Fluid systems

Engineering fundamentals

Analytical/numerical models

Project management

Collaborative teamwork

Formation

BS in Aerospace Engineering

Outils

GD&T

FEA/CFD

DFM

Description du poste

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX is seeking a Propulsion Engineer III (Valves) to own hardware development across the full lifecycle, from concept through qualification and production support.

You will design, analyze, and deliver high-performance valve and fluid components for Alpha, Eclipse, Blue Ghost, and Elytra programs, lead cross-functional teams, and drive cost reduction and risk mitigation while advancing 'newspace' ambitions.