ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE
As an end-to-end responsive space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon's surface 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
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute software verification tests for flight software on spacecraft and launch vehicle programs
- Develop and run automated test scripts in SIL, PIL, and HIL test environments
- Document test results, track defects, and support root cause investigations
- Assist in test infrastructure setup, including hardware integration and simulator configuration
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure software quality and mission readiness
- Apply aerospace software engineering processes and quality standards under senior engineer guidance
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Enrollment or a recent graduate in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree program with a focus on Aerospace Engineering, Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field at an accredited four-year university or college
- Knowledge in a specific software engineering or aerospace engineering area, such as orbital mechanics, trajectory analysis, control theory, filtering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, database technologies, networking, embedded software, or a related field
- Experience with software development in C++, Python, or LabVIEW
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to prioritize and execute assigned tasks on time
- Good collaboration skills to work closely with others in a fast-paced environment
Desired:
Candidates should preferably have a focus in one of the following areas
- Experience with source code Version Control tools
- Participation in a related extracurricular university club or laboratory
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, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a 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.
Skills Required
- Enrollment or recent graduate in Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or related field
- Knowledge in software or aerospace areas such as orbital mechanics, trajectory analysis, control theory, filtering, machine learning, AI, database technologies, networking, or embedded software
- Experience with software development in C++, Python, or LabVIEW
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and execute assigned tasks on time
- Collaboration skills to work closely with others in a fast-paced environment
- U.S. person status per ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual) or eligibility to obtain required Department of State authorizations
- Experience with source code version control tools
- Participation in related extracurricular university club or laboratory
What We Do
Firefly Aerospace Inc. (”Firefly”) is developing a family of launch and in-space vehicles and services that provide industry-leading affordability, convenience, and reliability. Firefly’s launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload at the lowest cost per kg in the small-launch class. Combined with Firefly’s in-space vehicles, such as the Space Utility Vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander, Firefly will provide the space industry with a single source for missions from LEO to the surface of the Moon or beyond.
