Structures Test Engineer II
Firefly Aerospace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Briggs • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Integrate, instrument, handle, and test rocket and spacecraft airframes to prove mission-worthiness
- Optimize and implement improvements in testing, component workflow, data review and automation
- Drive test stand efficiency by creating and implementing predictive data analytics
- Ownership of daily test stand operations
- Execute test plans and procedures on console, utilizing voice comms, data displays, and digital control systems
- Work directly with vehicle structural engineers to develop and release formal Test Plans
- Develop test procedures to validate the design and manufacture of airframe spaceflight worthiness
- Participate in resolving any issues and non-conformances that arise during operations
- 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 by implementing automation and streamlining procedural processes
- 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 and execute system validations, activations, upgrades and other tests required to ensure the 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
- Subject Matter Expert for Test Stand Systems
- Provide mentorship to those with less experience
- Act as a source of truth for those systems when asked to solve new problems
Requirements
- BS in Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline
- 4 Years of relevant experience
- Works well in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Exceptional comprehension of engineering fundamentals
- Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
- Experience with 3D and 2D CAD software
- 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
- Willingness to travel to support launch operations (Max, 25%)
- MS in Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline (desired)
- 12 Years of relevant experience (desired)
- Experience with multiple of the following: Hydraulic systems; power units, pumps, load cylinders / rams / actuators, proportional control valves, incompressible fluids.
- Load Cells, Pressure / Temperature sensors, Data Acquisition Systems.
- Has worked in a development or industrial testing environment: Wind Tunnel, Dyno, Batch Testing, Laboratory experiments.
- Propulsion testing, preferably with cryogenics
- Launch Vehicle testing or launch operations
- Designing test stands and/or test processes
- Working around or with lifting and transportation hardware, cranes, hoists, on/off road recovery services.
- Manufacturing or maintenance of automotive, marine, or aerospace systems
- Close loop control, PID control, PLCs, SCADA systems
- Hands on fabrication
- Welding / Fabrication / Machining / Circuits
- Automotive/ATV repair or restoration
- Good intuition for troubleshooting physical or software problems
- Expert understanding of fluid and combustion fundamentals
- Experience building, troubleshooting or operating fluid and electrical systems
- Ability to read, understand, and write technical drawings, including GD&T and P&IDs
- Independent, driven and able to develop solutions with minimal guidance and oversight
- Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure fast-paced environment
- Technical writing, good communicator, Adaptable to fast changing environments, takes initiative / ownership of projects big and small.
- Expert level knowledge and experience with data acquisition
- Instrumentation and instrumentation deployment methods
- Data acquisition and control methods, and data analysis tools
- Data analysis and processing up to and including custom code development and implementation
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data analysispredictive data analyticstest procedures developmentfluid systemselectrical systemsmechanical systems3D CAD software2D CAD softwaredata acquisition systemsPID control
Soft Skills
collaborativecommunicationtroubleshootingmentorshipproblem-solvingadaptabilityinitiativeownershipindependenceprioritization
Certifications
BS in EngineeringMS in Engineering