Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Mission Architect, Space Sensing, to oversee mission architectures across our Space Sensing portfolio. This role will be 80% focused on new business efforts and 20% supporting active program efforts in a subject matter expert capacity.
Responsibilities :
- Collaboratively lead interdisciplinary teams through advanced, complex technical projects for the design, development, integration, and testing of customer solutions.
- Support front-end business development efforts including customer engagement, white papers, proposals, and studies.
- Maintain strong customer awareness and develop customer relationships in partnership with the business development team.
- Define architecture and system requirements for space sensing missions.
- Lead modeling and simulation efforts to assess system performance.
- Develop CONOPS at the spacecraft, constellation, and mission level.
- Lead internal technical projects and end-to-end engineering activities to meet the company's strategic growth objectives.
Requirements :
Required Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Physics, or related field.10+ years of experience in the space industry (7+ years with Master's degree) with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a mission architect role.Desired Qualifications :
Master's or PhD in engineering, Physics, or related field.Active TS / SCI security clearance.Experience with controlled access programs.Strong understanding of and experience working DoD / IC space sensing missions.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.
Equal Employment Opportunity : 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.
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