Test Engineer I, Component

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Texas

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

22 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees

3-month sabbatical for every 5 years

Medical, dental, vision, life, and-dis

Mental health services

Paid military leave

12 weeks paid maternity leave

4 weeks paid spouse leave

$20k towards family planning: Fertilty

Dog friendly workplace

$10k/year towards trade school or;

Ongoing coaching to advance leadership

Employee-ownership with stock bonuses

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching

$10k home purchase bonus in Cedar Park

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer II to advance on aerospace testing, operations, and test-system development. You’ll partner with responsible engineers across programs to test and qualify flight components, and help build the infrastructure, mechanical, electrical, and software support for tests.

This role requires hands-on field work, adaptability, and collaboration across teams. Engineers deliver test procedures, script automation, data analysis, and system validation while

Qualifications

BS in Engineering or related engineering discipline.
0–2+ years of relevant engineering experience in testing, operations or related environments.
Hands-on engineering work in a fast-paced, hands-on setting.
Independent and able to develop solutions with minimal guidance.
Strong written and verbal communication in a collaborative environment.
Ability to read, understand, and develop P&IDs.
Solid understanding of fluid dynamics and electronics fundamentals.
Experience with 3D and 2D CAD software.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and work on test stands with standard tools.
Flexible schedule and willingness to travel to support testing.
Fluid system testing experience (high pressure gas, water, cryogenics preferred).
Aerospace testing including launch/test operations experience.
Strong data analysis skills and ability to develop basic code for data processing.

Responsibilities

Develop test procedures with RE’s and execute test plans on console for aerospace components.
Integrate test articles with fluid and data systems to meet pressure, temperature, and data needs.
Design and develop automated test scripts to streamline operations.
Identify improvements to the test stand and processes to improve cadence and reliability.
Analyze data to verify hardware performance and interpret results.
Resolve issues and non-conformances; support investigations and resolutions.
Ensure safe, timely, and professional execution of all operations.
Develop and execute system validations, activations, upgrades and related tests.

Skills

Hands-on testing

Data analysis

P&IDs reading

CAD software

Team collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Education

BS in Engineering or related engineering discipline

Tools

3D CAD

2D CAD

Data Acquisition Systems

Job description

At Firefly, we’re focused on making space attainable for everyone – including you! Each team member’s passion, dedication, and innovative ideas have a direct impact on fueling our successful trajectory into space. And there’s no shortage of meaningful projects to work on at Firefly. With launch, lunar, and orbital vehicles, Firefly has a diverse line of business with opportunities to get hands‑on experience launching rockets, operating in space, and landing on the Moon.

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Our Values

Headquartered in the Lone Star State, Firefly’s hardworking team reflects Texas’ GO BIG culture in everything we do. We build big, achieve big, and dream big. We’re building launch vehicles and spacecraft to provide rapid, reliable space access. We’ve achieved some incredible wins, including the first successful commercial Moon landing. And we’re dreaming bigger than this planet with ambitions to Mars, Venus, and beyond. Our core values are what drive us along the way.

Passion

Fireflies believe in perseverance, responsiveness, and mentoring others with a focus on inspiring a better future.

Accountability

Fireflies act with integrity and take ownership of our actions, commitments, decisions, and outcomes.

Fireflies work in alignment across teams and communicate clearly with mutual respect for one another.

Fireflies deliver high-quality work through technical rigor and timely disciplined execution for our customers.

We take care of our Fireflies with some of the best benefits in the industry. Our mission to make space for everyone starts with our employees and allowing them to make space for their family, their career, and their future.

Space for You

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
3-month sabbatical for every 5 years of service
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Mental health services
Paid military leave

Space for Your Family

12 weeks paid maternity leave
4 weeks paid spouse leave
$20k towards family planning: fertility, surrogacy, adoption
Dog friendly workplace

Space for Your Career

$10k/year towards trade school or college
Ongoing coaching to advance leadership skills
Employee-ownership with stock bonuses
4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching
$10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar Park, Texas

Job Openings

From launch technicians to propulsion engineers, Firefly has open roles across the company. We’re looking for passionate, bright innovators to join our team and help make space an achievable dream for everyone.

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

This Level I position is for an engineer who has developed a foundation in aerospace testing, operations, or a related engineering environment and is ready to take greater ownership of test execution and test system development. Test Engineer II’s applying for this role can expect to work on Firefly's Component Test Stand. Test Engineers partner with responsible engineers from across all programs (Alpha, A330/MLV, Blue Ghost and Elytra) and across the company to test and validate hardware in the pursuit of developing, qualifying, and accepting flight components. Firefly is a new aerospace company, full of creative and talented people, and the engineers in Launch and Test are the where the “Lox hits the TEA-TEB”.

Engineers on this team are responsible for not just partnering with their fellow engineers to hash out plans to test components to their flight‑like limits, but also developing the required infrastructure, mechanical, electrical and software, to support these tests. Engineers are expected to be fast on their feet, adaptive and responsive to challenges. They are expected to be in the field, working in hands on and time sensitive applications. Operations Engineers are expected to be self‑sufficient, driven and highly motivated engineers up for learning new skills and taking on challenges to excel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with RE’s to develop test procedures and execute test plans on console for a wide range of valves, mechanisms, COPV’s, and other aerospace components
Integrate test articles into our existing fluid and data systems to hit required pressures, temperatures, and data measurement requirements
Design and develop automated scripts to streamline test operations
Identify and execute improvement opportunities for the test stand and our processes to increase operational cadence and reliability
Analyze and review data to ensure that hardware is operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results
Participate in resolving any issues and non‑conformances that arise during operations, and support failure and anomaly investigations, troubleshooting and resolution development
Ensure all operations are performed on time, safely, and in a professional manner
Develop and execute system validations, activations, upgrades and other tests required to ensure your stand is ready to support testing

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

BS in Engineering or related engineering discipline
Typically 0-2 or more years of relevant engineering experience in testing, operations, manufacturing, integration, launch operations, or a related technical environment
Demonstrated experience executing engineering work in a hands‑on operational environment
Independent, driven and able to develop solutions with minimal guidance and oversight
Works well in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to read, understand, and develop P&IDs
Exceptional comprehension of engineering fundamentals – particularly fluid dynamics and basic electronics
Experience with 3D and 2D CAD software
Ability to lift 50 pounds and to be on your feet all day when required
Ability to work on test stands and use standard mechanical and electrical tools
Should be available to work a flexible schedule as needed
Fluid System testing, preferably with high pressure gas, water, and cryogenics (highly desired)
Aerospace testing including launch and test operations
Deep understanding of Data Acquisition Systems, instrumentation, and the connections between the two
Ability to design and fabricate basic structures
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure fast-paced environment
Data analysis and processing up to and including custom code development and implementation

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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