Firefly Aerospace

Spacecraft Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Cedar Park • Texas • United States

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Assembly

About the role

  • Lead the transition of products from development to production
  • End to end ownership of the fabrication, assembly, and test procedures for spacecraft propulsion subassemblies.
  • Create assembly instructions and work with technician teams to implement and qualify new processes
  • Continuous process development and improvement with the aim of radically increasing production rate and substantially reducing cost.
  • Lead investigations of process failures through root cause and implementation of corrective actions
  • Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to the design teams.
  • Develop and execute functional checkout procedures and processes where applicable.
  • Disposition non-conformances that occur throughout the build process, develop and implement corrective actions
  • Conduct manufacturability reviews and implement design improvements

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field
  • 3+ years of experience working in a Manufacturing Engineer role
  • Proven experience with complex assemblies, e.g. production in aerospace/aviation/automotive industries
  • Able to read and interpret technical drawings and assembly instructions
  • Proven experience with complex troubleshooting
  • Proven experience working in dynamic and evolving environments with short deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey methodologies for assembly and troubleshooting
  • Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
  • Must be a team player
  • Proven experience with tasks requiring extreme attention to detail and prolonged mental concentration
  • Critical thinking and strong decision making ability
  • Experience working hands on with high-pressure systems (gas or liquid)
  • Working knowledge of common fluid components (valves, regulators, instrumentation)
Benefits
  • generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
  • parental leave
  • educational reimbursement
  • short term disability
  • flexible PTO options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
manufacturing engineeringcomplex assembliestechnical drawings interpretationtroubleshootingprocess developmentfunctional checkout proceduresnon-conformance dispositionmanufacturability reviewshigh-pressure systemsfluid components
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationinterpersonal skillsconflict resolutionteam playerattention to detailmental concentrationcritical thinkingdecision makingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering