Spacecraft Structures Engineer II - Flexible PTO

Cedarparktexasedc; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, headquartered near Austin, Texas, is seeking an experienced spacecraft structures engineer to develop our state-of-the-art primary and secondary structures for the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and Elytra vehicles. You will be part of a highly skilled, dynamic team involved in analysis, design, fabrication, and testing, with emphasis on collaboration and communication.

You will design composite and metallic structures, optimize mass and production rates, support production on the

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering and 5+ years of experience in aerospace or related structures engineering.
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable).
• Strong understanding of ASME Y14.5 and drafting techniques for component and assembly specifications.
• Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight.

Responsibilities

• Own and influence the entire hardware design cycle including conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing.
• Design and development of composite and metallic structures for orbital and lander spacecraft.
• Mass and production rate optimization of existing designs and requalifying designs.
• Support production teams with onsite review and verification as well as providing timely closure of non-conformance dispositions.
• Support configuration development and trade studies for future spacecraft missions.
• Maintain requirements compliance and verification, hardware delivery schedule, mass budgets and inter-system collaboration activities.
• Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, analysis reports, test plans and reports.
• Perform first order strength and sizing calculations for your structure, working alongside stress and dynamics analysts to document critical strength capabilities.

Skills

3-D CAD (Siemens NX/FiberSim)

ASME Y14.5 drafting

Cross-functional teamwork

Structural integration

Manufacturing techniques

Education

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

M.S. in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

Nastran

ANSYS

FEMAP

Simcenter

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, headquartered near Austin, Texas, is seeking an experienced spacecraft structures engineer to develop our state-of-the-art primary and secondary structures for the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and Elytra vehicles. You will be part of a highly skilled, dynamic team involved in analysis, design, fabrication, and testing, with emphasis on collaboration and communication.

You will design composite and metallic structures, optimize mass and production rates, support production on the