Product Engineer, Composites Sourcing

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.

Summary

Become a vital force in Firefly's groundbreaking journey to Launch, Land, and Orbit! Our Supply Chain Team is seeking sharp, energetic individuals with an unwavering eye for detail. As a Commodity Engineer, you'll be a critical pillar of the Firefly Supply Chain Team. Step up, contribute meaningfully, and shape the future with us.

This position will apply their broad technical knowledge and experience to support sourcing for design, manufacturing, testing and R&D projects. Candidates must be innovative, self-motivated, and work well in a team environment. This position will serve as a technical expert and lead strategic functional initiatives to identify and qualify primary and secondary sources, evaluate new supplier technologies, capture design for manufacturing (DFM) improvement opportunities, and work to resolve supplier production challenges involving complex parts and materials.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day purchasing duties for Commodity Management and Supply Chain groups.
• Assist in supplier evaluation and selection process for new suppliers in R&D and production.
• Support (TCO) cost savings efforts for R&D and production.
• Help resolve risk issues from long lead, raw material, capacity, sole source, and other constraints that arise in the design, qualification, and production phases.
• Analyze supplier engineering feedback and act as liaison between internal and external technical parties.
• Review drawings from the supplier's perspective to ensure they are complete and contain all required information.
• Ensure clear and complete technical communication with suppliers.
• Assist in maintaining supplier and part attributes in the ERP system as needed.
• Manage supplier technical inquiries and ensure communication of engineering change orders and scope modifications as required.
• Review technical aspects of requisitions and provide advice as subject matter expert.
• Support the creation and release of new parts in the system.
• Provide technical support for commodity management and purchasing in their assigned commodity group.
• Support material failure analysis and root cause corrective actions (RCCA).
• While maintaining focus on quality, delivery, and cost; provide consulting and support for supply chain critical needs.

Qualifications

Required

Desired

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, pet insurance, 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.