Hiring: System Configuration Engineer II Company: Firefly Aerospace Location: Cedar Park, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 12:52:00 Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Agile, Assembly, AutoCAD, Bitbucket, CAD, Configuration Management, Confluence, Jira, Project Management, Systems Design, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •3+ years of focused hands-on experience with CAD design and complex assembly management, equivalent mechanical work will be considered. Required Skills: •Own configuration management for your vehicle, maintaining traceability between appropriate revisions of hardware assemblies, software, and test plans. •Own the vehicle-level CAD integration, assembly hierarchy and assembly drawings. •Serve as a reviewer and approver for all lower-level assembly drawings. •Work directly with subsystem design leads to ensure complete & accurate metadata. •Interface directly with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure the CAD is integrated with GSE designs, and publish vehicle test configurations for test plan and procedure authoring. •Own the Mass Growth Allowance process throughout the vehicle lifecycle, as well as vehicle mass properties predictions and verification plans. •Administer the change review board, ensure all changes are properly documented before closure, and traceable to the appropriate configuration. •Strategically drive release of all CDR deliverables ahead of the design freeze for each vehicle. Qualifications: •BS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline required •Expert in GD&T, design for manufacturing, and design for assembly. •Strong working knowledge of fabrication and assembly methodologies, production management tools, and quality control processes. •Exceptional comprehension of first principles in the following engineering disciplines; mechanical, structural dynamics, materials, electrical, mechatronics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, orbital mechanics, controls, and propulsion. •Amenable to travel and schedule flexibility leading up to program milestone •Good communication with all position levels within the company •Exceptional public speaking and presentation skills •MS in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field •Strong working knowledge of ASME, MIL, ASTM, and/or NASA Standards, as well as Systems Engineering best practices – able to adapt processes to meet the needs of the team •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, and flexible PTO options. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!