Spacecraft Systems Engineer II - Mission Architect

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in north Austin, Texas, seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to leverage your creative and technical expertise for the development of Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft over the product lifecycle from concept through fabrication, test and flight.

You will collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, integration, test and launch teams to ensure a thoroughly tested, reliable vehicle that meets system-level requirements.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline required.
• 4+ years of interdisciplinary project management or execution on spacecraft.
• Strong knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, and NASA standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, public speaking.
• Experience with Agile project management tools (JIRA/Confluence/Bitbucket).

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain system-level designs, ICDs, interfaces and budgets.
• Own requirements development/flowdown and vehicle-level test plans.
• Lead system-level trades, design reviews, and data reviews.
• Ensure SRR, PDR delivery and inputs to CDR/MRR/TRR/LRR.
• Resolve issues with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Facilitate change control board, risk reviews and deliverable tracking.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and integration teams; support offsite testing.

Skills

Project management

Systems engineering

GNC analysis

Communication skills

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

MS or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

PMP certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in north Austin, Texas, seeks a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to leverage your creative and technical expertise for the development of Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft over the product lifecycle from concept through fabrication, test and flight.

You will collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, integration, test and launch teams to ensure a thoroughly tested, reliable vehicle that meets system-level requirements.