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Firefly Aerospace · 1 month ago

Spacecraft Systems Engineer III

Cedar Park, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space. They are seeking a Spacecraft Systems Engineer to leverage expertise for the development of spacecraft, ensuring production of reliable vehicles that meet system level requirements.

AerospaceAir TransportationSatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Creating and maintain system-level designs, schematics, interface control documents and performance budgets including fluid, electrical, and software architectures

Owning requirements development/flowdown, subsystem interfaces, and vehicle level test plans. Reviewing all test plans for your vehicle

Leading system-level trades, design reviews, and data reviews for your vehicle

Being accountable for the resolution of any issue, failure, or NCR that impacts closure of your test plans. Includes root cause analysis and issuing of corrective actions

Facilitating the change control board, risk review board, deliverable tracking and effort estimates for your vehicle

Maintaining a strong rapport with the manufacturing and integration technicians, understanding their challenges and proposing upstream opportunities for improvement

Traveling to support offsite testing

Serving as surge capacity for the operations team during demanding missions and supporting 12 hour shifts during lunar mission operations

Maintaining calm under pressure, and fostering a positive, professional, and respectful working environment

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringProject ManagementGNC AnalysisAgile Project ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

BS in Aerospace Engineering or related engineering discipline required

5+ years of focused hands-on experience in an interdisciplinary project management or execution role on spacecraft, equivalent work will be considered

Firm comprehension and demonstrated application of first principles in engineering disciplines (orbital mechanics, controls, mechanical, structural dynamics, electrical, mechatronics, materials, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and propulsion)

Experience leading interdisciplinary project teams of including hardware and software engineers

Strong working knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, and/or NASA Standards, as well as Systems Engineering best practices – able to adapt processes to meet the needs of the team

Exceptional communication (written and verbal), public speaking and presentation skills

Preferred

Experience through the full lifecycle of a spacecraft mission from SRR to mission operations

Strong working knowledge of GNC analysis and cislunar mission planning

Strong working knowledge of the lunar surface environment and robotics

MS or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field

Strong working knowledge of real time visual navigation systems for autonomous control

Experience designing spacecraft architectures or critical subsystems for reliability and radiation resiliency

Strong working knowledge of fabrication and assembly methodologies, production management tools, and quality control processes

Experience tailoring SMC/AFSPCM/91-710 equivalent range documents; understanding, documenting and resolving the technical implications and risks associated with the tailoring

Experienced on Agile Project Management using Atlassian tools (JIRA, confluence, bitbucket)

PMP or equivalent project management experience