Spacecraft Functional Test Engineer II - Automation & HWIL

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health, dental, and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas is seeking a Spacecraft Functional Test Engineer II. This role involves developing and executing test campaigns to ensure spacecraft are flight-ready, collaborating with design teams to define requirements, and integrating automated testing processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in an engineering field, with 2+ years of relevant experience. Firefly offers excellent benefits, including health coverage and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in spacecraft, aerospace, or complex electromechanical system test environments.
• Hands-on experience developing or executing functional or system-level test procedures.
• Working knowledge of hardware/software interfaces, data acquisition, and telemetry systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute spacecraft functional and system-level test procedures.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts and architectures.
• Collaborate with subsystem engineers to define test requirements.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Scripting languages (Python, C++)

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Telemetry systems

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas is seeking a Spacecraft Functional Test Engineer II. This role involves developing and executing test campaigns to ensure spacecraft are flight-ready, collaborating with design teams to define requirements, and integrating automated testing processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in an engineering field, with 2+ years of relevant experience. Firefly offers excellent benefits, including health coverage and flexible PTO.