Firefly Aerospace

Manager, Component Test Engineer

Firefly Aerospace

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Briggs • Texas • United States

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About the role

  • Manage test stand priorities, balancing needs of multiple programs, while maintaining test stand and supporting needed upgrades
  • Lead team in tracking and development of Key Performance Indicators
  • Run daily stand meetings and escalate progress and blockers as they arise
  • Integrate, instrument and test rocket components using our world class test stands and test software suite
  • Optimize and implement improvements in testing, component workflow, data review and automation
  • Manage stand upgrade and modification plans, schedule & budgets
  • Manage team training (training new operators + developing and improving training plans)
  • Direct hiring and interviews of Component team and contribute to hiring on other Test Engineering Teams
  • Manage performance of team including team 1:1s and Performance Reviews
  • Work daily test stand operations
  • Execute test plans and procedures on console, using voice comm systems and data display and control systems
  • Work directly with component engineers to develop and release formal Test Plans
  • Develop test procedures to check out and operate rocket components and subsystems
  • Participate in resolving any issues and non-conformances that arise during operations, and support failure and anomaly investigations, troubleshooting and resolution development
  • Analyze and review data to ensure that test stand and test article are operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results
  • Improve test efficiency through automation and equipment improvement upgrades
  • Diagnose & Rework small to medium problems on stand involving Fluid, Electrical and Mechanical systems
  • Plan and implement improvements to the test stand and testing process
  • Develop new and improve automated scripts that support test operations
  • Develop and execute system validations, activations, upgrades and other tests required to ensure your stand is ready to support testing
  • Work with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) engineers to optimize test and launch systems designs and operation
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities for performance, reliability, and cost

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering or related engineering discipline OR 5+ Years in a hardware test operations role
  • Works well in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment
  • Exceptional comprehension of engineering fundamentals
  • Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
  • Basic understand of bipropellant propulsion and stage systems
  • Hand's on experience working with fluid and electrical components such as valves, regulators, pumps, and low voltage systems.
  • Ability to lift 30 pounds and to be on your feet all day when required
  • Ability to work on test stands and use standard mechanical and electrical tools.
Benefits
  • generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
  • parental leave
  • educational reimbursement
  • short term disability
  • pet Insurance
  • flexible PTO options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
test stand managementKey Performance Indicators (KPI) developmentdata analysistest procedure developmentautomationsystem validationtroubleshootingfluid systemselectrical systemsmechanical systems
Soft Skills
team leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingtraining developmentperformance managementtime managementadaptabilitycritical thinkinginterpersonal skills