This role offers exposure across Firefly's entire fleet - Alpha, Eclipse, Elytra, and Blue Ghost - giving you an unparalleled breadth of experiences and challenges as you help define the next generation of test and launch infrastructure.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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
Work directly with technicians and welders to schedule, prepare, and build your designs and fix real-world problems
Participate in and lead internal design reviews, operational readiness reviews, and represent Firefly during external design reviews
Mentor early career engineers on the team and further develop engineering tools and processes
Travel to test and launch sites, as required, to support build and commissioning of new and upgraded fluid system
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
5-10 years of recent experience in a professional setting outside the classroom with fluid systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, or HVAC systems in a design, assembly, test, or operations capacity
Thorough understanding of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, regulators, pressure transducers, tubing, tanks, pressurized hardware, seals, and instrumentation
Experience with fluid system subcomponent or pressurized component development, design, or testing (such as valves, regulators, piping systems, pumps, etc..)
Working knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication, integration & quality control relevant to fluid components (such as machining, inspection, welding, assembly, testing, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to do clean sheet designs of pressurization systems, propellant systems, or other complex multidisciplinary systems
Experience creating P&IDs, performing fluid system sizing, fluid component and instrumentation selection, and pressurized system design
Experience using fluids analysis tools such as REFPROP, GFSSP or other computer-based fluid dynamic modeling
Proficient with 3D & 2D CAD software packages such as Siemens NX
Capable of balancing detailed design tasks with higher level project management style tasks, including budgeting, scheduling, and communications
Able to travel in support of GSE build and activation up to 30% of the time
Desired
Advanced degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent field
Direct hands-on experience building, troubleshooting, and/or operating complex fluid or mechanical systems
Cryogenic system design and/or operational experience
Hypergolic system design and/or operational experience
Experience working in an aerospace, R&D, or oil & gas environment.
Familiarity with ASME, NASA, and AFSPCMAN standards related to fluid system design, such as ASME B31.3, ASME BPVC Section VIII, and/or AFSPCMAN 91-710
Direct experience with design and build of ground systems (GSE) or related fluid systems including, but not limited to test environments, fluid or gas conditioning/storage, manufacturing processes, and compressible gases
Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
