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
Fireflies in Action
Proud to support @DARPA`s LunA-10 initiative! Firefly was selected to develop a framework for spacecraft that can dock together on-orbit to provide on-demand refueling, delivery, transport, de-orbiting services, and more. Based on the capabilities of our Elytra orbital vehicles, these spacecraft hubs could help improve on-orbit mission response times from years to days. Read more at fireflyspace.com/news
Proud to support @DARPA`s LunA-10 initiative! Firefly was selected to develop a framework for spacecraft that can dock together on-orbit to provide on-demand refueling, delivery, transport, de-orbiting services, and more. Based on the capabilities of our Elytra orbital vehicles, these spacecraft hubs could help improve on-orbit mission response times from years to days. Read more at fireflyspace.com/news
Cheers to the Firefly team for being selected as a winner of @aviationweek Laureate Awards in honor of our 24-hour VICTUS NOX launch operations! Read more: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/press-release-winners-announced-aviation-week-networks-annual-laureate-awards
Cheers to the Firefly team for being selected as a winner of @aviationweek Laureate Awards in honor of our 24-hour VICTUS NOX launch operations! Read more: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/press-release-winners-announced-aviation-week-networks-annual-laureate-awards
The Firefly crew completed our first Miranda engine hot fire! Seven of these 230,000 lbf engines will power the first stage of @northropgrumman`s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle we`re co-developing together. Major props to the team for hitting this critical milestone in record time - just over a year after the contract was signed. More to come as we work towards a full-duration hot fire.
The Firefly crew completed our first Miranda engine hot fire! Seven of these 230,000 lbf engines will power the first stage of @northropgrumman`s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle we`re co-developing together. Major props to the team for hitting this critical milestone in record time - just over a year after the contract was signed. More to come as we work towards a full-duration hot fire.
#FLTA004 update: Our next Alpha flight called Fly the Lightning will launch a dedicated payload for @LockheedMartin as we continue to support the responsive space needs of our customers. This mission will help get on-orbit capabilities in the hands of U.S. warfighters faster. The Firefly team is concurrently ramping up for Alpha FLTA005 for NASA. Get more details on our upcoming missions here: fireflyspace.com/missions/
#FLTA004 update: Our next Alpha flight called Fly the Lightning will launch a dedicated payload for @LockheedMartin as we continue to support the responsive space needs of our customers. This mission will help get on-orbit capabilities in the hands of U.S. warfighters faster. The Firefly team is concurrently ramping up for Alpha FLTA005 for NASA. Get more details on our upcoming missions here: fireflyspace.com/missions/
Congrats to our Elytra team on another milestone! We recently completed structural environmental testing on the qualification model. This test validates the spacecraft, with Xtenti`s FANTM-RiDE mass simulator attached, can handle the loads experienced during launch. Stay tuned for more insights as we prepare for our first on-orbit Elytra mission: fireflyspace.com/missions/elytra-mission-1/
Congrats to our Elytra team on another milestone! We recently completed structural environmental testing on the qualification model. This test validates the spacecraft, with Xtenti`s FANTM-RiDE mass simulator attached, can handle the loads experienced during launch. Stay tuned for more insights as we prepare for our first on-orbit Elytra mission: fireflyspace.com/missions/elytra-mission-1/
Just two months after our VICTUS NOX launch, the Firefly crew has completed stage integration and rolled Alpha out to the pad. Stay tuned for more info about flight 4!
Just two months after our VICTUS NOX launch, the Firefly crew has completed stage integration and rolled Alpha out to the pad. Stay tuned for more info about flight 4!
The Firefly Team extends its heartfelt gratitude to the men and women, including our CEO, who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Happy Veterans Day!
The Firefly Team extends its heartfelt gratitude to the men and women, including our CEO, who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Happy Veterans Day!
Our Miranda dev engine is officially on the test stand. This hardworking team has worked diligently to achieve this milestone and is making the final preparations for the first hot fire.
Once qualified, 7 Miranda engines - capable of producing 1.6 million pounds of thrust - will power the first stage of Antares 330 and the medium launch vehicle we`re co-developing with @northropgrumman.
Stay tuned as we get ready to light this engine up!
Our Miranda dev engine is officially on the test stand. This hardworking team has worked diligently to achieve this milestone and is making the final preparations for the first hot fire.
Once qualified, 7 Miranda engines - capable of producing 1.6 million pounds of thrust - will power the first stage of Antares 330 and the medium launch vehicle we`re co-developing with @northropgrumman.
Stay tuned as we get ready to light this engine up!
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.