Systems Configuration Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

About The Position

The Systems Configuration Engineer II serves as the vehicle-level configuration management focal point for Firefly Aerospace products. The role owns top-level integrated CAD, oversees changes to an assigned vehicle, manages milestone schedules, and maintains configuration traceability across internal software suites. The engineer works with design, manufacturing, and integration engineers across multiple disciplines, translating program changes into actionable items and deliverables.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
At least 3 years of focused hands-on experience with CAD design and complex assembly management; equivalent mechanical work will be considered.
Expertise in GD&T, design for manufacturing, and design for assembly.
Strong working knowledge of fabrication and assembly methodologies, production management tools, and quality control processes.
Exceptional comprehension of first principles in mechanical engineering, structural dynamics, materials, electrical engineering, mechatronics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, orbital mechanics, controls, and propulsion.
Ability to travel and maintain schedule flexibility leading up to program milestones.
Good communication skills with employees at all levels of the company.
Exceptional public speaking and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
Experience with scripting languages and process automation.
Experience with Agile project management using Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
Strong working knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, and/or NASA standards and Systems Engineering best practices, with the ability to adapt processes to team needs.
Experience tailoring SMC, AFSPCM-equivalent range documents.

Responsibilities

Own configuration management for an assigned vehicle, maintaining traceability between applicable revisions of hardware assemblies, software, and test plans.
Own vehicle-level CAD integration, assembly hierarchy, and assembly drawings.
Review and approve lower-level assembly drawings.
Work with subsystem design leads to ensure complete and accurate metadata, including materials information.
Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering to integrate CAD with GSE designs and publish vehicle test configurations for test plan and procedure authoring.
Own the Mass Growth Allowance process throughout the vehicle lifecycle, along with vehicle mass properties predictions and verification plans.
Administer the change review board, ensure changes are documented before closure, and maintain traceability to the appropriate configuration.
Drive release of all CDR deliverables ahead of each vehicle's design freeze.
Lead continual improvement to Firefly system design and manufacturing policies and practices, including lessons learned and feedback from design engineering teams.