Fluids GSE Design Engineer III

Location

• TX
• ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE
• 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 a Fluids Ground Support Equipment (FGSE) Design Engineer, you will have the opportunity to leverage your creative background and expertise to help develop Firefly’s next generation of launch sites, test stands, and production equipment supporting Firefly’s entire fleet of launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will work in small collaborative groups, on fluid system design, installation, maintenance, and operation across our various facilities. This work includes preliminary and detailed design, installation, startup support, system baselining, performance analysis, and recommending upgrades.
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design of ground fluid systems includes developing P&IDs, tube & pipe sizing calculations for cryogenic, multiphase, compressible & incompressible fluids, valve/fitting/component specification and selection, design for critical safety equipment, basic control philosophy for system modifications, pipe & equipment coating & insulation specification and more
• Manage the fabrication, installation, checkout, and operation of these systems
• Coordinate & plan fabrication/construction with GSE technician team, including but not limited to:
• Providing P&IDs and dimensional drawings for systems
• Generating drawings and work instructions
• Planning/scheduling upcoming work
• Consideration of technician feedback in the design phase
• Provide on-the-ground support and direction to build teams
• Coordinate with and perform work according to policy, procedures and specifications established by the Ground Support Equipment design team
• Maintain a high level of understanding of relevant requirements, engineering codes and piping standards including launch range requirements and ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ANSI, API, and applicable NFPA standards