Jobs at Firefly Space Systems

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for in-space propulsion hardware including main and attitude control engines, valves, and propellant tanks.
• Develop new and innovative design concepts for propulsion integration and operations that reduce complexity and maximize reliability within budget

• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for instrumentation and controls across Firefly
• Lead small technical teams of 1-2 engineers on specific, complex, or time-sensitive projects and initiatives

• Design, analyze, and build test stand and launch pad fluid systems, including incompressible, cryogenic, and high-pressure gas systems
• Own the full design cycle of your fluid systems, including generating schematics and P&IDs, sizing components, generating BOMs, creating CAD, procuring hardware, and generating drawings

• Demonstrate full ownership of launch vehicle engine system hardware from concept to flight
• Serve as the propulsion representative for Alpha engine testing, stage testing, and launch operations

• Lead design and architecture of ruggedized electronics packaging and structural components for PCB assemblies used in launch vehicle and spacecraft applications.
• Design and optimize complex electro-mechanical assemblies for extreme thermal and dynamic environments, EMI/EMC compatibility, and radiation resistance.

• Design, implement, and troubleshoot network solutions based on business requirements.
• Manage network projects, including upgrades and migrations, providing technical direction and user support.

• Serve as subject matter expert for CNSSP-12 and CNSSI 53 requirements, translating policy mandates into specific system security requirements and control baselines for space vehicles, ground stations, and mission support systems
• Lead security categorization activities per CNSSI 53, determining appropriate Impact Levels (IL...

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orb...

• Design, build, test, and ship AI-powered tools, connectors, and in-house applications that streamline manufacturing and business operations across the company.
• Develop and operationalize AI systems for quality control and production automation.

• Lead test planning, set-up, and execution of launch vehicle/spacecraft component testing
• Author and review test procedures

• Develop and validate GNC software to ensure successful mission execution across multiple vehicle programs
• Design and tune attitude determination and control algorithms for all phases of flight including boost, ascent, and terminal phases

• Support vehicle integration activities, including structural, mechanical, electrical, and propulsion system integration.
• Support the development and execution of integration plans, procedures, and timelines for vehicle assembly and testing.

• Serve as the technical arbiter for resolving engineering differences and design conflicts during project design cycles across mechanical, electrical, fluids, structures, and controls disciplines
• Lead interdisciplinary engineering teams (3-10 engineers) through technical analysis and trade evaluation

• Support vehicle integration activities, including structural, mechanical, electrical, and propulsion system integration.
• Support the development and execution of integration plans, procedures, and timelines for vehicle assembly and testing.

• Lead operation, maintenance and testing of the launch pad fluids, pneumatic mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Facilitate hiring, training, and onboarding activities for the launch operations engineering team

• Design, develop, integrate, and test critical features within our onboard C++ software stack
• Build and maintain core components of the Sol3 SDK, including reusable C++ libraries, APIs, tools, and abstractions used across engineering teams

• Lead the design, development, and operation of CI/CD, build tooling, simulation environments, and cloud infrastructure for the VNS and GNC software stacks
• Build unified packaging and release management for all of ASE, spanning firmware, spacecraft software, ground systems, and cloud services

• Provide technical direction on system architecture and serve as subject matter expert for spacecraft control
• Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude control software to ensure accurate pointing across all mission phases

• Develop and validate GNC software to ensure successful spacecraft mission execution
• Tune and configure GNC algorithms for all phases of spacecraft flight

• Creating and maintain system-level designs, schematics, interface control documents and performance budgets including fluid, electrical, and software architectures.
• e.g. ICDs, ConOps, States & Modes, Sequence Diagrams, FBD, Boundary Diagrams, Grounding/Bonding Diagrams, Mass/Power/Link/dV/etc Budgets