Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; 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, Inc. in Texas 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, test and mission operations to ensure a thoroughly tested, reliable vehicle meeting system requirements. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on spacecraft systems engineering experience, strong knowledge of GNC and verification, and exceptional

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related field is required.
• 10+ years of hands-on spacecraft systems engineering experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and reviews.
• Strong knowledge of engineering standards and verification processes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with end-to-end spacecraft lifecycle from SRR to ops.

Responsibilities

• Deliver system-level designs and budgets for vehicle subsystems.
• Own requirements flowdown and interfaces across teams.
• Lead design reviews and data reviews for the vehicle.
• Coordinate test plans and ensure verification of requirements.
• Travel to support offsite testing and lunar mission ops.

Skills

Spacecraft systems engineering

Requirements development

Interdisciplinary PM

GNC analysis

Engineering standards

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering or related

MS or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas 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, test and mission operations to ensure a thoroughly tested, reliable vehicle meeting system requirements. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on spacecraft systems engineering experience, strong knowledge of GNC and verification, and exceptional