Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer Lunar & Orbital Missions

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision plans

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Relocation benefits

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to design, validate, and integrate complex spacecraft subsystems for Blue Ghost and Elytra programs. You will own system-level requirements, budgets, and interfaces across engineering, manufacturing, and operations.

Join a team delivering rigorous mission planning, real-time analysis, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, supporting 12‑hour lunar mission operations and offsite testing as needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams of hardware and software engineers.
• Strong knowledge of GNC, controls, propulsion, and mission planning.
• Experience with standards and systems engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain system-level designs and budgets.
• Own requirements development and interfaces, review tests.
• Lead system-level trades, design reviews, and data reviews.
• Ensure timely delivery of SRR, PDR, and inputs to CDR, MRR, TRR, LRR.
• Facilitate change control boards and risk reviews.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and integration teams.
• Travel to support offsite testing.
• Support 12-hour shifts during lunar mission operations.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Systems engineering

Project management

GNC analysis

Communication

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to design, validate, and integrate complex spacecraft subsystems for Blue Ghost and Elytra programs. You will own system-level requirements, budgets, and interfaces across engineering, manufacturing, and operations.

Join a team delivering rigorous mission planning, real-time analysis, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, supporting 12‑hour lunar mission operations and offsite testing as needed.