Electrical Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

About The Position

A Firefly Avionics Electrical Engineer defines requirements, architecture, and implementation for avionics systems on launch vehicles. The role represents the avionics team in vehicle-level trades and works with mechanical, propulsion, fluids, and structures teams to identify requirements and develop integrated solutions. The engineer also develops and coordinates schedules, system-level test and operations plans, and supports launch-day activities. Previous launch vehicle experience is not required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
3–5 years of experience working with aerospace component development, testing, or operations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with aerospace avionics system design, development, testing, or operations.
Experience with project planning, subcontractor management, and other project management skills.
Experience performing trade studies and sensitivity studies to select the best architecture option.
Experience with industry-standard root cause corrective analysis techniques, such as fault tree and fishbone analysis.
Experience using Python to manipulate and visualize data and control test equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft avionics systems.
Experience with project management.
Experience with environmental analysis and testing, including thermal cycle, thermal vacuum, shock, and vibration.
Experience with Jama or other requirements management tools.
Experience with military and NASA standards related to systems engineering, system design, and qualification testing.

Responsibilities

Implement automation for data analysis, vehicle configuration, component-level testing, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Coordinate systems-level requirements between launch vehicle disciplines and develop subsystem- and component-level requirements.
Assist in high-level functional design and development of avionics systems for current and future launch vehicles.
Develop design, acquisition, test, and verification plans, and coordinate their execution with avionics and manufacturing engineers and technicians.
Recommend vehicle function and reliability upgrades based on experience.
Track task and personal performance.
Support vehicle-level integration, vehicle testing, and launch operations.