Senior Hardware Design Engineer

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. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is the partner of choice for critical space missions and the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24‑hour notice and achieve a successful Moon landing.

Summary

Firefly Aerospace is pushing the boundaries of space access with rapid launches and lunar missions. The Senior Electrical Engineer will work on circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, simulations, and rapid prototyping, owning designs for the common avionics platform used across vehicles in Cedar Park, TX.

What You’ll Do

• Own end‑to‑end circuit card development: schematic capture and layout for complex digital/analog/power designs, EEE component selection, electrical simulations, and rapid prototyping for flight and qualification.
• Develop new features and functionality as part of the design team for the common avionics platform used across launch vehicles and spacecraft applications.
• Perform technical trade studies, requirement capture, conceptual and detailed design activities for new and existing designs.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and test engineering teams to develop tightly integrated, high‑performance hardware.
• Lead troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis using standard test equipment, driving issues to closure in a fast‑paced setting.
• Understand and implement aerospace guidelines for development and design of electronic assemblies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands‑on PCB design, hardware development, and integration experience.
• Strong skills in schematic capture and layout for digital, analog, and power circuits; proficiency with Altium (or similar) preferred.
• Competent at end‑to‑end definition, requirement generation, block‑diagram design, component selection and circuit simulations.
• Experience with component selection, circuit simulation/analysis, and electrical troubleshooting/root‑cause.
• Experienced using test equipment to verify component and circuit functionality.
• Excellent organizational skills and experience working with vendors.
• Ability to work well with others, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidance.
• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain required ITAR authorizations.

Benefits

• Generous health, dental, and vision plans with low deductibles.
• Parental leave.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Short‑term disability.
• Flexible PTO options.