Life at Firefly
At Firefly, we’re focused on making space attainable for everyone – including you! Each team member’s passion, dedication, and innovative ideas have a direct impact on fueling our successful trajectory into space. And there’s no shortage of meaningful projects to work on at Firefly. As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly has a diverse line of business with opportunities to get hands-on experience building launch vehicles, in-space vehicles, and lunar landers.
Our Team
Headquartered in the Lone Star State, Firefly’s hardworking team reflects Texas’ GO BIG culture in everything we do. We build big, achieve big, and dream big. We’re building launch vehicles and spacecraft to provide more reliable and affordable space access. We’ve achieved some incredible wins with NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and key commercial customers, opening the door to some of the most exciting launches in the industry. And we’re dreaming bigger than this planet – Firefly has two upcoming missions to the Moon with even bigger ambitions to Mars, Venus, and beyond.
Our Purpose
Firefly’s purpose is to innovate with relentless courage to unlock space for humanity – in a way only Fireflies can.
“You miss all the shots you don’t take. If this is something that interests you, then apply. Being a dedicated, driven team player can carry you far. You can learn about rockets, it’s much harder to learn dedication and passion.”
– Meagan Roth, Sr. Director of Systems Engineering and Launch
Our Benefits
We take care of our employees with some of the best benefits in the industry.
- Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
- Life, Disability & Accidental Insurance
- Flexible PTO Options
- 401K Matching
- Stock Options & Stock Purchase Plan
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Educational Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Dog Friendly Workplace
- DoD SkillBridge Opportunities
MLV flight hardware complete! Our LOX and propellant tanks just rolled off the production line, powered by cutting-edge automation. Watch our Automated Fiber Placement machine and 7-axis Robotic PowerMill turn precision engineering into reality. Stay tuned for more.
MLV flight hardware complete! Our LOX and propellant tanks just rolled off the production line, powered by cutting-edge automation. Watch our Automated Fiber Placement machine and 7-axis Robotic PowerMill turn precision engineering into reality. Stay tuned for more.
Our #GhostRiders completed another lunar orbit maneuver with a 3 minute, 18 second burn early this morning. This maneuver moved the lander from a high elliptical orbit to a much lower elliptical orbit around the Moon. Shortly after the burn, Blue Ghost captured incredible footage of the Moon’s far side, about 120 km above the surface.
In this orbit, the team will experience planned rolling comms blackouts as Blue Ghost goes around the far side of the Moon. When on the near side, the team will continue to downlink data and finalize the plan for our next maneuver that will get Blue Ghost even closer to the lunar surface and keep us right on track for landing on March 2. #BGM1
Our #GhostRiders completed another lunar orbit maneuver with a 3 minute, 18 second burn early this morning. This maneuver moved the lander from a high elliptical orbit to a much lower elliptical orbit around the Moon. Shortly after the burn, Blue Ghost captured incredible footage of the Moon’s far side, about 120 km above the surface.
In this orbit, the team will experience planned rolling comms blackouts as Blue Ghost goes around the far side of the Moon. When on the near side, the team will continue to downlink data and finalize the plan for our next maneuver that will get Blue Ghost even closer to the lunar surface and keep us right on track for landing on March 2. #BGM1
Wishing our Texas native #10 @cheyenneharmon118 good luck as he competes in the final round of the Arenacross National Championships in Topeka, Kansas - Fly High and Defy Gravity! #ToTheMoon
Wishing our Texas native #10 @cheyenneharmon118 good luck as he competes in the final round of the Arenacross National Championships in Topeka, Kansas - Fly High and Defy Gravity! #ToTheMoon
His official title is Lead Spacecraft Thermal Engineer, but Will Adams has touched nearly every aspect of Blue Ghost. From simulating challenges that the lander might face in orbit to installation of the hardware to mission operations, Will is grateful for the opportunities he’s had with Blue Ghost as well as Firefly’s Alpha and Elytra programs. Will received his bachelor`s from Tulane University and master`s from University of Colorado Boulder.
His official title is Lead Spacecraft Thermal Engineer, but Will Adams has touched nearly every aspect of Blue Ghost. From simulating challenges that the lander might face in orbit to installation of the hardware to mission operations, Will is grateful for the opportunities he’s had with Blue Ghost as well as Firefly’s Alpha and Elytra programs. Will received his bachelor`s from Tulane University and master`s from University of Colorado Boulder.
“I love you to the Moon, but not back - I`m staying there," 💙 Blue Ghost. We captured our first shots of the Moon following a successful Lunar Orbit Insertion. The lander will soon begin to circularize its orbit in preparation for landing on March 2. #BGM1
“I love you to the Moon, but not back - I`m staying there," 💙 Blue Ghost. We captured our first shots of the Moon following a successful Lunar Orbit Insertion. The lander will soon begin to circularize its orbit in preparation for landing on March 2. #BGM1
Goodbye Earth, hello Moon. As we look back in the rearview mirror, we`re reflecting on the last 4 weeks in space. The incredible @nasa science data Blue Ghost has captured, from record-breaking GNSS signals to magnetic field measurements, is already unlocking insights for the future of space exploration.
P.S., can you spy the Moon in these photos taken just after our Trans Lunar Injection? #BGM1
Goodbye Earth, hello Moon. As we look back in the rearview mirror, we`re reflecting on the last 4 weeks in space. The incredible @nasa science data Blue Ghost has captured, from record-breaking GNSS signals to magnetic field measurements, is already unlocking insights for the future of space exploration.
P.S., can you spy the Moon in these photos taken just after our Trans Lunar Injection? #BGM1
Way to go #GhostRiders! The team confirmed Blue Ghost’s first trajectory correction maneuver was performed with such accuracy we are skipping the next one. With Earth in the rearview mirror, we’re on cruise control until we reach the Moon’s orbit and perform a Lunar Orbit Insertion in just a couple days. So long, and thanks for all the fish! #BGM1
Way to go #GhostRiders! The team confirmed Blue Ghost’s first trajectory correction maneuver was performed with such accuracy we are skipping the next one. With Earth in the rearview mirror, we’re on cruise control until we reach the Moon’s orbit and perform a Lunar Orbit Insertion in just a couple days. So long, and thanks for all the fish! #BGM1
Sending out an SOS with a Message in a Booster! Firefly’s Alpha hashtag#FLTA006 rocket has shipped off to Space Launch Delta 30 following a successful test campaign at our Texas Rocket Ranch. This next launch will carry Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demo to prove out the risk-reduction and pathfinding efforts the company has done for its mid-sized, multi-mission satellite bus.
Sending out an SOS with a Message in a Booster! Firefly’s Alpha hashtag#FLTA006 rocket has shipped off to Space Launch Delta 30 following a successful test campaign at our Texas Rocket Ranch. This next launch will carry Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demo to prove out the risk-reduction and pathfinding efforts the company has done for its mid-sized, multi-mission satellite bus.
Job Openings
From rocket propulsion and test operations to spacecraft, we have open roles across the company. We’re looking for incredibly passionate, bright innovators to join our team and help make space exploration an achievable dream for everyone.