Vehicle Integration Technician III

Firefly Aerospace•Briggs, TX

About The Position

Vehicle Integration Technicians support the efficient and successful assembly of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle. The position requires the ability to understand the intent behind design decisions and carry out assembly accordingly, drawing on experience producing or maintaining complex mechanical systems, such as those used in aviation or automotive industries. The role also includes travel to the launch site to support integrated vehicle and launch pad operations. The technician follows detailed assembly and planning instructions, performs vehicle integration, and stages, assembles, tests, and installs flight hardware. The role involves using appropriate tooling and fixturing and safely operating high-pressure pneumatic, cryogenic, and fuel systems. Technicians communicate with engineers and teammates, identify and resolve differences between design and manufacturing or assembly, and support engineering efforts to define manufacturability, producibility, and assembly using industry-standard parts and products. Applicants must meet U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience with complex assemblies, such as production in aviation or automotive industries, or oil rig maintenance or assembly.
Proficiency using pneumatic tools, hand tools, power tools, and precision measurement instruments.
Proven experience with complex assemblies, such as production in aviation or automotive industries, or oil rig maintenance or assembly.
Proven experience with complex troubleshooting.
Comfort working within an evolving process.
Flexibility regarding workflow and process.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for conveying assembly and troubleshooting methodologies.
General knowledge of basic hand tools and their use.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations for compliance with space technology export regulations.

Nice To Haves

A&P License preferred.
Relevant military experience in fixed-wing or rotor-wing maintenance highly desired.
Two or more years of experience in rocket engines, turbomachinery, or complex component assembly.
Two or more years of experience troubleshooting, repairing, or testing pneumatic or cryogenic valves, fluid systems, actuators, or components.
Two or more years of civilian or military aircraft engine experience.

Responsibilities

Follow complex assembly procedures and work instructions.
Execute integration processes.
Safely operate high-pressure pneumatic, cryogenic, and fuel systems.
Stage, set up, assemble, test, and install flight hardware.
Use the necessary tooling and fixturing.
Follow complex planning instructions for assembling and integrating all vehicle subsystems.
Communicate effectively with engineers and teammates.
Identify and resolve discrepancies between design and manufacture or assembly.
Support engineering in defining design manufacturability, producibility, and assembly using industry-standard parts and products.
Travel to the launch site to support integrated vehicle and launch pad operations.