Spacecraft Cleanroom Operations Manager

Firefly Aerospace

Cleanroom Operations Manager overseeing operational readiness in spacecraft integration environments for aerospace company. Ensuring compliance and continuous improvement in cleanroom operations and procedures.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeCedar Park • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Airflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the operational readiness of spacecraft cleanrooms and controlled environments, ensuring facilities remain capable of supporting integration and test activities for multiple spacecraft missions.
Monitor and maintain environmental systems including temperature, humidity, airflow, differential pressure, and particle monitoring, while coordinating maintenance and repair activities as required.
Develop, maintain, and improve cleanroom procedures, contamination control standards, and operational best practices, including gowning, cleaning, FOD prevention, ESD controls, and material handling processes.
Conduct audits, inspections, and certification activities to ensure compliance with cleanroom requirements and support contamination investigations and corrective actions.
Manage cleanroom consumables, operational supplies, and support equipment to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Own cleanroom asset management, including calibration tracking, preventive maintenance scheduling, recertification requirements, equipment readiness, and lifecycle management of cleanroom tools and support hardware.
Coordinate workspace allocation, facility scheduling, and cleanroom configurations to support spacecraft integration priorities and mission schedules.
Support cleanroom expansion and infrastructure improvement projects, including facility layout development, workspace optimization, procurement, installation, and operational flow planning.
Identify and implement improvements that increase facility utilization, operational efficiency, scalability, and production throughput.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience supporting cleanroom operations, aerospace production, semiconductor manufacturing, laboratory operations, or spacecraft integration environments.
Experience working in contamination-controlled or mission-critical operational environments.
Familiarity with cleanroom environmental systems, contamination control practices, and operational compliance requirements.
Experience managing operational assets, calibration-controlled equipment, and facility support infrastructure.
Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
parental leave
educational reimbursement
short term disability
flexible PTO options

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Hard Skills & Tools

cleanroom procedurescontamination control standardsenvironmental systems monitoringcalibration trackingpreventive maintenance schedulingauditsinspectionsFOD preventionESD controlsmaterial handling processes

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillscross-functional coordination