Spacecraft AI&T Engineer II

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space � anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of 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

Firefly is seeking an outgoing, and highly effective Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) Engineer to assist the integration and test of our lunar lander. This person will focus on functional testing of the lander and its subsystems, as well as in-orbit mission operations support.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop test plans, procedures, test scripts for lander and subsystem level functional testing in coordination with respective subsystem engineers, and then execute this testing.
• Assist in the development of lander assembly work instructions and execution of spacecraft assembly.
• Coordinate and lead test readiness reviews with key program personnel.
• Support lander operations as a flight controller on-console during lunar missions
• Plan and execute joint operations with launch vehicle provider at launch site leading up to lunar missions
• Collaborate on the development of ground software and user interfaces for displaying telemetry and issuing command sequences to lander and payloads.
• Develop and execute functional tests and mission scenario tests on HITL testbed.
• Act as the primary AI&T interface between the Firefly engineering and programmatic teams.
• Plan and execute structural, thermal and EMI/EMC environmental tests, including coordination with off-site test facilities.
• Configure and operate support equipment (data acquisition systems, pressurization carts and others) to support various subsystem tests.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelors� degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• Experience testing spacecraft.
• 5+ years� experience in the aerospace industry
• Basic working knowledge of aerospace qualification and acceptance testing defined by SMC-S-016 or GEVS.
• Excellent communications skills (written and oral). Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings to peers, management, and external customers.

Desired

• Experienced in Python
• Experience with Epsilon 3
• Experience operating Spacecraft on console
• Experience with propulsion fluids systems and associated tests
• Experience operating pressurized systems
• Basic working knowledge of AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, RCC-319-14 and NASA Standards 871****.

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.