Spacecraft Integration Manager

Firefly Aerospace • Cedar Park, TX

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About The Position

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. SUMMARY The Spacecraft Integration Manager leads integration and manufacturing engineering teams to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality spacecraft builds. This role aligns engineering, production, and technician execution to meet program schedules while driving continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in spacecraft, aerospace, or high-reliability hardware manufacturing, including 3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role.
• Experience in spacecraft, aerospace, or high-reliability hardware manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers or technical teams in a production setting.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft assembly, integration, and test operations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with low-volume, high-complexity hardware production.
• Background in hazardous operations, technician training systems, or safety-critical environments.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent programs or scaling production operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineers , providing technical guidance, clear priorities, and defined work scope.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized backlog of manufacturing engineering work as new spacecraft programs are contracted.
• Coordinate with integration leads, planners, and program teams to ensure engineering and technician resources are aligned with build demand.
• Identify and drive process improvements within manufacturing engineering to improve quality, reliability, traceability, and efficiency.
• Act as Technician Supervisor, optimizing technician utilization to meet program priorities.
• Ensure technician workforce readiness through staffing coordination, daily execution support, and issue resolution.
• Define, maintain, and enforce a technician training and qualification matrix, including hazardous operations and safety-critical tasks.
• Partner with quality, safety, and operations teams to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager