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Small Satellite Launchers501-1000 Employees
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Valuation $1B+
    This company has a valuation of $1B or more

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Principal Firmware Engineer

NewPosted 2 days ago

Principal Firmware Engineer

  • Technical Authority & Architecture: Define and own firmware architectures for critical avionics systems. Make key technical decisions on design approach, interfaces, and trade-offs that balance performance, reliability, schedule, and risk.
  • Hands-on Development: Design, implement, and debug complex firmware in C/C++ for embedded targe...
Other Engineering

Spacecraft Thermal Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Spacecraft Thermal Engineer III

  • Lead thermal analyses that drive major vehicle design decisions across multiple spacecraft programs.
  • Own the architecture, validation, and long-term maintenance of integrated spacecraft thermal models.
Other Engineering

Chief Engineer, Spacecraft

NewPosted 3 days ago

Chief Engineer, Spacecraft

  • Define vehicle-level architecture, capabilities, specifications, operations, and interdisciplinary optimization in alignment with Firefly objectives
  • Influence and direct configuration requirements by conducting, evaluating, and leading system-level trades to drive innovation in vehicle design and functionality
Engineering

Spacecraft GNC Engineer II

NewPosted 3 days ago

Spacecraft GNC Engineer II

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

Spacecraft GNC Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Spacecraft GNC Engineer III

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

Mechanical Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Mechanical Engineer III

  • Formulate the comprehensive cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware - owning conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing
  • Design and development of composite pressurized structures
Engineering

Manager, Electrical Engineering

NewPosted 3 days ago

Manager, Electrical Engineering

  • Lead and grow the spacecraft avionics engineering organization across multiple concurrent programs.
  • Set technical strategy and ensure consistent avionics architectures, technologies, and approaches across all spacecraft vehicles.
Other Engineering

Launch Vehicle Mechanisms Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Launch Vehicle Mechanisms Engineer III

  • Individual contribution and teamwork as the technical owner to develop and produce moving mechanical assemblies that meet the requirements to accomplish the goal of supporting launch vehicle missions.
  • Create and manage hardware definition though CAD and drawings.
Other Engineering

Composite M&P Engineer I

NewPosted 3 days ago

Composite M&P Engineer I

  • Research and select composite materials and processes for structural applications on existing or new designs.
  • Perform related material testing and evaluations, such as microscopy, failure analysis, thermal analysis techniques and mechanical testing.
Other Engineering

Mechanisms Engineer III (Spacecraft)

NewPosted 3 days ago

Mechanisms Engineer III (Spacecraft)

  • Own entire hardware lifecycle for all moving mechanical assemblies and structures on a mission to the moon.
  • Develop and scrub requirements.
Engineering

Test Engineer II, Vehicle Stages

NewPosted 3 days ago

Test Engineer II, Vehicle Stages

  • Set up and perform tests on a wide range of small valves, mechanisms, COPVs, and other Aerospace components
  • Develop test procedures to check out and operate launch vehicle systems and subsystems
Other Engineering

Chief Engineer - Electrical Engineering

NewPosted 3 days ago

Chief Engineer - Electrical Engineering

  • Own the technical baseline and architectural direction for electrical and avionics systems across Hardware, Firmware, Harnessing, Launch Vehicle Systems, and Spacecraft Systems.
  • Define and own spacecraft and launch vehicle electrical architectures, including power generation/distribution/storage, command and data handling, communication interfaces, and harnessing.
Other Engineering

Launch Engineer IV, Test and Launch Operations

NewPosted 3 days ago

Launch Engineer IV, Test and Launch Operations

  • Lead development of company processes, guidelines, and training in test and launch operations
  • Develop and execute integrated test and launch operations at Briggs Test Stands (TX), Vandenberg Space Force Base (CA), Wallops Flight Facility (VA), and International Launch sites
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Fluids Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Fluids Engineer III

  • 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
Other Engineering

Analysis Engineer III

NewPosted 3 days ago

Analysis Engineer III

  • Lead stress analysis of propulsion and fluid system hardware, including thrust chambers, feedlines, manifolds, valves, and pressurized components
  • Perform and review static, thermal, dynamic, and durability (fatigue, fracture, and damage tolerance) analyses to guide design decisions and ensure strength, stability, stiffness, and life requirements are met
Other Engineering

Launch Engineer-Fluids Systems IV

NewPosted 3 days ago

Launch Engineer-Fluids Systems IV

  • Design, build, and activate new fluid systems across a global launch portfolio including Vandenberg Space Force Base (CA), Wallops Flight Facility (VA), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (FL), and Esrange Space Center (Sweden)
  • Lead design reviews and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams — including design engineers, ...
Other Engineering

Structures Engineer I (Spacecraft)

NewPosted 3 days ago

Structures Engineer I (Spacecraft)

  • You will own the entire hardware design cycle for a mission - including conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing.
  • Design and development of composite and metallic structures for orbital and lander spacecraft.
Other Engineering

Propulsion Engineer II/III - Alpha Turbopumps

NewPosted 3 days ago

Propulsion Engineer II/III - Alpha Turbopumps

  • Demonstrate full ownership of turbopump hardware through the full product life cycle
  • Own the fluid and mechanical design of turbopump components to meet operational requirements
Other Engineering

Structures Engineer II (Spacecraft)

NewPosted 3 days ago

Structures Engineer II (Spacecraft)

  • 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 structures for orbital and lander spacecraft.
Engineering

Test Engineer, IV Propulsion

NewPosted 3 days ago

Test Engineer, IV Propulsion

  • Lead the integration, instrumentation, and execution of hotfire tests for the Spectre propulsion engine and related liquid propulsion systems
  • Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures, and operational sequences for complex propulsion system testing