Vehicle Integration Technician III

Firefly Aerospace; Texas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health, dental, and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Pet insurance

Flexible PTO options

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, located in Wisconsin, is seeking a Vehicle Integration Technician to efficiently assemble and test the Alpha Launch Vehicle, requiring a strong background in aviation-related systems. Candidates must have proven experience with complex assemblies and be comfortable traveling for integration support at the launch site.

The role involves following intricate assembly procedures, communicating with engineers, and ensuring high standards of production through strong troubleshooting capabilities. Firefly offers excellent benefits, including health insurance and flexible PTO options.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in aviation assembly or related fields.
• Proficient in IPC/WHMA-A-620, MIL standards, or NASA standards.
• Able to travel up to 40% for site operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute integration processes for vehicle subsystems.
• Identify and resolve assembly discrepancies.
• Communicate effectively with engineers and teammates.

Skills

Complex assemblies in aviation

Reading harness and wiring diagrams

Troubleshooting and repairing systems

Excellent communication skills

Experience with oscilloscopes

Comfortable with evolving processes

Education

A&P License

Tools

DMM and basic avionics hand tools

Precision measurement equipment

Job description

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

SUMMARY

Vehicle Integration Technicians are responsible for the efficient/successful assembly and test of the Alpha Launch Vehicle. This requires the ability to intuitively understand the intention behind design decisions and execute assembly based on those intentions. A strong background in production or maintenance of complex avionics systems such as in aviation is required. The role also includes travel to the launch site in order to support integrated vehicle and launch pad operations. This role is located in Briggs, TX.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow complex assembly procedures and work instructions
• Execute integration processes
• Stage, set up, assemble, test and install flight hardware including installation of cable harnessing.
• Familiarization with working in ESD environments
• Utilize necessary tooling and fixturing
• Follow complex planning instructions for assembly and integration for the assembly of all vehicle subsystems.
• Communicate effectively with engineers and teammates
• Identify discrepancies between design and manufacture/assembly and resolve them
• Support engineering in defining manufacturability, producibility and assembly of design using industry standard parts and products

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Proven experience with complex assemblies, production in aviation including reading harness and wiring diagrams, routing/testing of harnessing on-vehicle, troubleshooting, repairing and visual inspections.
• Three or more years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
  • Has worked with IPC/WHMA-A-620, MIL-DTL-22520, NASA-STD-8739, J-STD-001 or ANSI/ESD S20.20
• Proficient in use of DMM, basic avionics hand tools, basic mechanical hand tools and precision measurement equipment.
• Comfortable working within an evolving process
• Flexibility regarding workflow and process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey methodologies for assembly and troubleshooting
• Willing to travel up to 40%
• A&P License
• Relevant military experience in fixed or rotor wing maintenance is highly desired
• Two or more years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
  • Military Avionics/Electrician MOS
    • Army 15F, 15Y
    • Navy AT, ET
    • Marine 63 and 64 series
    • Airforce 2A6X6
    • Coast Guard AET
  • Rocket engines, turbomachinery or complex component assembly
  • Civilian/military aircraft engine experience
• Experience working with oscilloscopes and Hi-pot testers

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