Firefly Space Systems

Avionics Manufacturing Engineer III

Firefly Space Systems • $100K — $120K *
Cedar Park, TX 78613In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering, or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware
  • 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
  • Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems
  • Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations

Responsibilities

  • Support avionics production from design to delivery by eliminating blockers and solving problems
  • Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to enhance quality and throughput
  • Oversee the introduction and implementation of new products and revisions
  • Resolve production non-conformances and implement corrective actions
  • Collaborate with the design team to improve manufacturability and standardization
  • Plan and execute capital equipment upgrades to meet production needs
  • Develop and maintain planning, production, and quality processes

Benefits

  • Generous health, dental, and vision plans with low deductibles
  • Parental leave
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Short-term disability
  • Pet insurance
  • Flexible PTO options
Full Job Description
SUMMARY

Firefly Aerospace is looking for a talented and highly motivated Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to help lead the charge to scale up our in-house production capabilities to align with the launch schedule and exciting product roadmap. This is a great opportunity to shape the team and production processes that will guide the future of avionics production at Firefly Aerospace.

This position will sit in our electronics manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, Texas.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Support avionics production in all aspects from design release through production delivery by constantly removing blockers and solving problems
  • Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput
  • Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions
  • Resolve non-conformances found in the production process and implement root cause corrective actions
  • Work closely with the design team to optimize manufacturability and design standardization
  • Identify, plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production requirements by working closely with all stakeholders to prepare business cases
  • Develop, introduce, and maintain new planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection and analysis, and other processes where none exist
  • Support integration, test, and launch operations as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
  • 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
  • Experience with electronic box build, battery build, or cable harness build
  • Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems with little supervision
  • Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement through creative problem solving
  • Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations

Desired
  • Advanced Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
  • 9+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
  • 9+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
  • Experience standing up low-volume, high mix production processes and tracking systems.
  • Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of electronic products
  • New equipment procurement and process setup
  • Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
  • Familiarity with IPC standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, and IPC-J-STD-001.
  • Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators
  • Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems.

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, pet Insurance, and flexible PTO options.

About Firefly Space Systems

Firefly Space Systems was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Cedar Park, Texas. The company was founded in 2013 with the goal of developing low-cost launch vehicles for the small satellite industry. Firefly's Alpha rocket was designed to carry payloads of up to 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit. The company was acquired by EOS Launcher in 2017 and is now known as Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Aerospace is continuing the development of the Alpha rocket and is also working on a larger rocket called Beta, which is designed to carry payloads of up to 8,000 kg to low Earth orbit. Firefly Aerospace is committed to providing affordable access to space for small satellite operators.
Learn more about Firefly Space Systems
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2013
* Ladders Estimates

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