Firefly Aerospace
Spacecraft Systems Engineer II
Cedar Park, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years; equivalent work will be considered.
- Education
- BS in Aerospace Engineering or related engineering discipline required.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Develops Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft systems from concept through flight, ensuring vehicle architecture, requirements, interfaces, testing, and mission operations meet system-level goals.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain system designs, architectures, interfaces, and performance budgets; manage requirements flowdown and vehicle-level test plans.
- Lead system trades, reviews, configuration and risk processes, and resolution of test-impacting issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, integration, test, launch, and operations teams; support offsite testing and lunar mission operations.
What they ask for
- BS in Aerospace Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 4+ years of focused hands-on experience in an interdisciplinary project management or execution role on spacecraft; equivalent work will be considered.
- Demonstrated application of engineering first principles across disciplines, and experience leading interdisciplinary teams including hardware and software engineers.
- Strong working knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, and/or NASA Standards and Systems Engineering best practices.
Nice to have
- Experience through a spacecraft mission lifecycle from SRR to mission operations; GNC analysis and cislunar mission planning.
- MS or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field; spacecraft architecture, reliability, radiation resiliency, or related experience.
Tools
ASME, MIL, ASTM, NASA Standards, JIRA, confluence, bitbucket
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