Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees

3-month sabbatical for every 5 years

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Mental health services

Paid military leave

12 weeks paid maternity leave

4 weeks paid spouse leave

$20k towards family planning

Dog friendly workplace

$10k/year towards trade school or…

Employee-ownership with stock bonuses

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching

$10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar 

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to drive the development of Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft from concept through fabrication, test and flight.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, integration, and operations teams to deliver a reliable vehicle that meets system requirements. Ideal applicants have 4+ years in spacecraft systems engineering, strong fundamentals in orbital mechanics and controls, and experience leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related field required.
• 4+ years in an interdisciplinary spacecraft project management or execution role.
• Strong knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, NASA standards and SE best practices.
• Experience leading hardware and software engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; public speaking.
• Experience through full lifecycle of a spacecraft mission from SRR to operations.
• Knowledge of GNC analysis and cislunar mission planning.
• MS or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with real-time visual navigation systems for autonomous control.
• Experience designing spacecraft architectures for reliability and radiation resilience.
• Familiarity with agile project management using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• PMP or equivalent project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain system-level designs and budgets.
• Own requirements development and vehicle-level test plans.
• Lead system-level trades and design reviews.
• Ensure timely delivery of SRR, PDR; support CDR, MRR, TRR, LRR.
• Coordinate change control, risk reviews, and effort estimates.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and integration teams.
• Travel to support offsite testing and lunar mission operations.
• Maintain calm, professional, and respectful work environment.

Skills

Project management

Interdisciplinary teamwork

GNC analysis

Mission operations

First principles

Agile project management

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Technical leadership

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

MS/PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to drive the development of Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft from concept through fabrication, test and flight.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, integration, and operations teams to deliver a reliable vehicle that meets system requirements. Ideal applicants have 4+ years in spacecraft systems engineering, strong fundamentals in orbital mechanics and controls, and experience leading cross-functional teams in fast-paced