Spacecraft Structures Engineer I — Lander & Orbital Vehicles

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking an experienced spacecraft structures engineer to lead the hardware design cycle for our Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and Elytra vehicles. You will design composite and metallic structures, perform sizing analyses, create CAD drawings, and collaborate with stress and dynamics teams to verify performance.

You will own from concept through testing, optimizing mass budgets and production readiness while coordinating with manufacturing and program teams.

Qualifications

• Requires a B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering and 3+ years in aerospace structures.
• Strong CAD skills and familiarity with 3-D CAD tools (Siemens NX preferred).
• Experience with ASME Y14.5 drafting standards and tolerancing.

Responsibilities

• Own the hardware design cycle from conceptual design to testing.
• Design and develop composite and metallic structures for orbital and lander spacecraft.
• Optimize mass and production rate of existing designs.
• Support production teams with onsite review and disposition of non-conformances.

Skills

3-D CAD

ASME Y14.5

FEM/FEA tools

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Structural integration

Education

B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering

M.S. in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

FiberSim

Nastran

.ANSYS

FEMAP

Simcenter

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking an experienced spacecraft structures engineer to lead the hardware design cycle for our Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and Elytra vehicles. You will design composite and metallic structures, perform sizing analyses, create CAD drawings, and collaborate with stress and dynamics teams to verify performance.

You will own from concept through testing, optimizing mass budgets and production readiness while coordinating with manufacturing and program teams.