EHS Manager

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.

About the Role

The HSE Manager / Senior Manager leads the Health, Safety & Environmental programs across manufacturing, test, and launch operations. This role provides technical leadership, regulatory compliance oversight, and operational risk management for one of the most dynamic aerospace environments in the industry—including cryogenic and hypergolic propellants, pressure systems, energetic devices, high-risk fabrication processes, high-volume testing, and launch site activities. This role directly manages HSE Engineers/Specialists and partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Ops, Launch Ops, and Quality to integrate safety into all phases of hardware and mission operations.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead the company’s HSE program across manufacturing, test, and launch operations.
• Leadership & Strategy: Develop and implement HSE management system elements with focus on ISO45001, ISO14001 and SIF prevention.
• Leadership & Strategy: Lead corporate HSE strategy; establish standards, policies, procedures across multiple sites.
• Leadership & Strategy: Serve as the senior SME on environmental compliance, occupational safety, hazardous operations, pressurized systems, emergency response, and process safety.
• Leadership & Strategy: Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing HSE team.
• Operational Safety & Hazard Controls: Oversee hazard identification, TRA/JSA, risk assessment, and implementation of controls for identified high risk activities.
• Operational Safety & Hazard Controls: Maintain and continuously improve HSE and SIF prevention written programs, training, and communication.
• Operational Safety & Hazard Controls: Ensure compliance with NFPA, OSHA 1910/1926, EPA, DOT, and aerospace-specific standards.
• Operational Safety & Hazard Controls: Conduct incident investigations and corrective action planning.
• Test & Launch Operations Support: Provide HSE oversight for hazardous test operations including engine