Principal ADCS Engineer

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE: Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. 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 Principal ADCS Engineer at Firefly, you will serve as a technical authority on spacecraft ADCS systems enabling missions spanning Earth orbit, cislunar space, and the lunar surface. This technical leadership role requires an authoritative knowledge base in spacecraft ADCS disciplines, with a proven track record of solving the most complex ADCS challenges on operational missions. In this role, you will drive technical strategies and capability development, provide authoritat...