Firefly Aerospace · 3 days ago
Pressurized Structures Engineer II
Cedar Park, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expFirefly Aerospace is an end-to-end space transportation company on a mission to enable operations in space. They are seeking a Pressurized Structures Engineer II to develop state-of-the-art pressurized structures for their launch vehicles and spacecraft, involving analysis, design, fabrication, and testing.
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Responsibilities
Firefly engineers own and influence the entire hardware design cycle including conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing
Design and development of composite and metallic pressurized structures for orbital launch applications and spacecraft
Mass optimization of existing designs and requalifying designs
Supporting products from conceptual creation, design release, analysis, prototype, qual and production
Support configuration development and trade studies
Maintain requirements, activity schedule, budget, and status
Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and other documentation
Perform first order strength and sizing calculations for your structure
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
1-6 years of progressive experience in a structural system design-related role
Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable)
Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight
Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, Simcenter, etc
A passion for the structures!
Preferred
Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, and characterization
Demonstrated experience with composite structures and manufacturing techniques
Experience taking hardware from analysis, through test, and back through analysis validation
Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc)
Experience with Pressurant or Propellant tanks
Experience with filament wound and/or AFP structures
You read about tanks in your spare time – pressurized hardware is what rocks your socks!
Company
Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is a space company that develops and operates launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles for commercial mission.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$796.56MKey Investors
Northrop GrummanRPM VenturesAE Industrial Partners
2025-08-07IPO
2025-05-29Corporate Round· $50M
2024-11-12Series D· $175M
Leadership Team
Jason Kim
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Salwan
Co-Founder
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