Firefly Aerospace

Mechanical Engineer III – Spacecraft Structures

Firefly Aerospace

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Cedar Park • Texas • United States

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About the role

  • Design and development of composite and metallic structures for orbital and lander spacecraft
  • Mass and production rate optimization of existing designs and requalifying designs
  • Supporting production teams with onsite review and verification as well as providing timely closure of non-conformance dispositions
  • Support configuration development and trade studies for future spacecraft missions
  • Maintain requirements compliance and verification, hardware delivery schedule, mass budgets and inter-system collaboration activities
  • Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, analysis reports, test plans and reports
  • Perform first order strength and sizing calculations for your structure, working alongside stress and dynamics analysts to document critical strength capabilities

Requirements

  • B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering and 5+ years of experience in aerospace or related structures engineering
  • Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable)
  • Strong understanding of ASME Y14.5 and drafting techniques for component and assembly specifications
  • Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight
  • Demonstrated experience with precision structural integration and manufacturing techniques
  • M.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and/or 5+ years of experience desired
  • Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, and characterization
  • Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, Simcenter, etc.
  • Experience with advanced honeycomb panel design and manufacturing techniques, including heat pipe integration and thermal control systems
  • Experience with vehicle level static and vibroacoustic testing
  • Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc)
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
design and developmentmass optimizationproduction rate optimizationCAD softwarestrength calculationsstructural integrationcomposite manufacturing methodsmaterial selectionFEA toolsvibroacoustic testing
Soft Skills
technical guidancemulti-discipline teamworkcommunication
Certifications
B.S. degree in aerospace engineeringB.S. degree in mechanical engineeringB.S. degree in civil engineeringM.S. degree in aerospace engineeringM.S. degree in mechanical engineering