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Firefly Aerospace

Orbital Tube Welder (Fluid Systems)

Firefly Aerospace, Granite Heights, Wisconsin, United States

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ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

SUMMARY Our Orbital and GTAW Welders work closely with Fluid Systems Engineers in our Tube Fabrication shop to ensure that the build process is being performed to according to the instructions. This work primarily includes the fabrication of complex fluid system assemblies. We are hiring for a range of experience levels from mid level to highly experienced and we encourage all interested candidates to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Fabricate, TIG weld, and install hydraulic, pneumatic, and propellant tubing

Perform GTAW welds that pass x-ray testing

Follow work instructions for assembly tasks

Clean and passivate hardware using means such as solvent/chemical, mechanical, ultrasonic, and precision cleaning methods.

Safely work with hazardous systems, containing chemicals and/or high pressure

Be able to hand fit and tack weld parts together with GTAW welding as required

Ability to visually inspect welds and verify quality utilizing borescopes and other inspection methods

Develop weld schedules for various systems and components

Setup, operate, and maintain GTAW welding equipment

Cut and prepare all tubing and fittings used in welding operation

Perform hydrostatic and pneumatic test per operational instructions

Maintain a clean work environment

QUALIFICATIONS Required

4+ years GTAW experience

Familiarity of orbital welding

Experience with AWS D17.1 and or similar GTAW welding or orbital tube welding specifications.

Ability to use standard mechanical tools, fabrication shop equipment (band saw, disk and belt sanders, grinders, and drills, etc.)

Capable of using precision tools to accurately measure tight tolerances (calipers, height gauge, scales, etc.)

Ability to read and understand aerospace 2D/3D drawings

Basic knowledge of Siemens Team Center and its products.

Maintain a clean and organized work station

Borescope experience

Desired

Hands-on orbital welding experience

MicroTIG experience

Familiarity with tube fabrication (bend, flare, fittings, etc.) and pressurized system safety

Experience measuring and inspecting tube assemblies using a vector measuring machine

Working knowledge of a variety of tube/fluid applications including GN2, GHe, hydraulics and cryogenics

D17.1 GTAW welding certification

Knowledge of various fittings such as National Pipe Thread (NPT) and AN fittings

Experience cleaning tube systems to aerospace or medical standards

Certification from an orbital weld training program

Tube bending experience

Prior experience fabricating, maintaining, testing, operating or inspecting aerospace mechanical components or fluids systems

Flexible to fluctuating work schedules

BENEFITS 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.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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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