Manufacturing Engineer, Machine Shop
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026.
ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE
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.
Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. 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
As part of a small, fast-paced, and passionate team you will be the key to rocket component production. You will be responsible for driving design feedback and communication between engineers and manufacturing. Input provided by you can determine the success or failure of individual components and assemblies.
Location for this role is at our Manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park, TX.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as liaison between the machine shop and the engineering team.
- Provide feedback to responsible engineers and ensure the most time-efficient and cost-efficient method of producing components
- Ensure on time delivery of rocket components from CAD models to tangible components/assemblies ready for testing
- Research new manufacturing methods and production related processes
- Work with the design team to ensure manufacturability of the components
- Manage lookaheads for long lead tasks
- Improve processes and cycle times
- Implement quick changeover improvements
- Be fully accountable for a set of hardware
- Create work instructions
- Identify issues, work with quality to provide and execute corrective actions
- Work with Tooling and Programming to ensure job readiness
- Conceptual design and sourcing of work holding
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years of experience working in a machine shop environment implementing the aforementioned responsibilities
- Experience with CAD software such as Pro-E, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or NX.
- Exceptional people interaction skills
- A passion for creating, building, and making things happen
- Advanced level of understanding of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 Standards • Ability to develop CAD models and create engineering drawings
Desired:
- Direct experience with process development in:CastingForgingMetallic 3D printingSheet metal
- Experience with budgetary and schedule planning
- Some CNC Programming experience
- Tooling expertise
- Experience programming CNC machines
- Experience setting up and running CNC machines
- Data analysis
- Capacity planning
- Startup experience
- Aerospace experience
Primary Level Salary Range:
Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.