Firefly Aerospace
Launch Vehicle Mechanisms Engineer II
Cedar Park, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; desired qualification also includes 5+ years of relevant experience as an alternative to an M.S. or PhD.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, develops, and qualifies flight-critical moving mechanical assemblies for launch vehicle programs across the hardware lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Own the design and development of mechanisms, including CAD, drawings, and detailed engineering analyses.
- Lead mechanism development, qualification, acceptance testing, and resolution of build and integration issues.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers on mechanism design.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering field.
- 3+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and qualifying mechanisms for aerospace or high-reliability systems.
- Demonstrated experience with flight-critical mechanisms and understanding of kinematics, tribology, tolerance analysis, lubrication, and wear.
- Experience with extreme-environment design and testing, strength/stiffness/fatigue evaluation, production builds, and qualification and acceptance testing.
Nice to have
- M.S. or PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related discipline, or 5+ years of relevant mechanism experience.
- Launch vehicle or spacecraft program experience; shock mitigation; scripting or programming; or familiarity with AIAA S-114, NASA 5017b, SMS-S016, NASA 5020, or GEVS.
Tools
CAD, FEA, AIAA S-114, NASA 5017b, SMS-S016, NASA 5020, GEVS
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