Aerospace Propulsion Systems Engineer
3 hours ago
Firefly Aerospace is a leading end-to-end space transportation company dedicated to enabling our world to launch, land, and operate in space. With a mission to provide full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond, we offer a range of launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles to government and commercial customers.
Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is a dynamic and innovative company that values passionate, hardworking individuals who share our vision for space exploration.
Job Summary
The Propulsion Systems team at Firefly is responsible for designing and integrating efficient propulsion systems for our spacecraft. As a Propulsion Systems Engineer, you will work across the full lifecycle of hardware, from requirements definition to design, analysis, development, test, and qualification.
Your responsibilities will include owning spacecraft fluid systems requirements and design, developing new and innovative design concepts, and assisting in the development of manufacturing, integration, and test processes. You will also act as the primary point of contact for design, analysis, and operations of spacecraft fluid systems, coordinate and execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing of flight hardware, and drive development of automation and test data analysis tools.
Responsibilities
- Own spacecraft fluid systems requirements and design from start-to-finish
- Develop new and innovative design concepts for propulsion integration and operations that reduce complexity and maximize reliability within budget
- Assist in the development of manufacturing, integration, and test processes, including work instructions, test procedures, development testing, and initial build support
- Act as the primary point of contact for design, analysis, and operations of spacecraft fluid systems
- Coordinate and execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing of flight hardware
- Execute design for manufacturability changes to enhance production efficiency and vehicle reliability
- Identify system risks and conduct corresponding trade studies to ensure successful vehicle operation
- Drive development of automation and test data analysis tools
- Sit on console to provide launch and test operations support
- Develop lean spacecraft test and launch processes for fluid systems and assist the launch and test teams with troubleshooting during operations
Qualifications
- Required
- Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
- 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating fluid systems
- Thorough understanding of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
- Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, regulators, pressure transducers, tubing, tanks, pressurized hardware, seals, and instrumentation
- Experience with fluid system subcomponent or pressurized component development, design, or testing (such as valves, regulators, piping systems, pumps, etc.)
- Working knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication, integration & quality control relevant to fluid components (such as machining, inspection, assembly, testing, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to do clean sheet designs of pressurization systems, propellant systems, or other complex multidisciplinary systems
- Understanding of P&IDs, fluid system sizing, fluid component and instrumentation selection, and pressurized system design
- Experience using fluids analysis tools such as REFPROP, GFSSP or other computer-based fluid dynamic modeling
- Programming experience and ability to write programs for data processing and vehicle modeling
- Proficient with 3D & 2D CAD software packages such as Siemens NX
- Desired
- Advanced degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent field
- Experience with In-space propulsion systems, preferably hypergolic bi-propellant
- Experience with liquid rocket engines or systems
- Experience in aerospace flight production programs
- Experience with thermal vacuum or random vibration testing
- Proven experience in working with data acquisition systems and test instrumentation including pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), flow meters, load cells, and accelerometers
- Familiarity with some or all of the following software packages: Python, LabVIEW, GFSSP, Winplot, or other control, data acquisition, and reduction software
- History of developing solutions with partially defined requirements and changing criteria
Benefits
Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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