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Firefly Aerospace · 1 day ago

Environmental Test Engineer II (2nd shift)

Cedar Park, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space company focused on launching, landing, and operating in space. The Environmental Test Engineer II will be responsible for test and verification of launch vehicle and spacecraft system components, developing test plans, designing test equipment, and managing test performance for product flight certifications.

AerospaceAir TransportationSatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead test planning, setup, and execution of launch vehicle/spacecraft component and system-level tests in the environmental test laboratory

Partial ownership of writing and maintaining acceptance and qualification test procedures

Review finalized test data and report packages, ensuring compliance with Firefly verification requirements

Act as a subject matter expert for one environmental test laboratory area (thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock)

Lead root cause investigations of anomalies found during testing and document findings. Ensure corrective actions are executed and followed through

Drive test readiness reviews, post-test debriefs, and technical meetings

Oversee testing, analyze data as testing goes on, provide concurrence to proceed through tests

Support continuous improvement processes in the environmental test laboratory

Qualification

Environmental test equipmentFailure investigationsHigh-level programming languagesHardware/software interfacesWriting test plansLabView programming3-D modelingTesting standards complianceTroubleshooting skillsDocumentation skillsCommunication skills

Required

This position will be training on first shift for up to 2 months, then will transition to second shift

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or another related STEM field

3+ years of related experience

Strong experience with environmental test equipment including, but not limited to, thermal and thermal vacuum chambers, shaker tables, shock tables. Be a subject matter expert in one of these pieces of equipment

Experience with failure investigations, root cause analysis, and non-conformance corrective action tracking

Knowledge of one or more high-level general-purpose programming languages including but not limited to Python/C/LabView

Strong experience/understanding of hardware/software interfaces and reading schematics

Strong experience using standard lab test equipment, such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, and DMMs

Strong experience with lab instrumentation, sensors, or DAQ systems

Strong experience with writing test plans, test procedures, and test reports

Ability to work independently with accelerated schedules

Ability to troubleshoot and think outside of the box

Strong documentation and communication skills