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Firefly Aerospace
About Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is, in its own words, on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond: the Alpha rocket, the Blue Ghost lunar lander and the Elytra orbital vehicle. Most of its hiring is in Cedar Park and Briggs, Texas.
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, SpaceIndustry.jobs lists 118 open Firefly Aerospace roles; 1 of them state their pay.
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Updated 29 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTCComposite M&P Engineer I (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Remote· 1d agoDetails
Analysis Engineer III (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Remote· 2d agoDetails
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Is Firefly Aerospace legit?
Launches, lands and operates space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. It pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
Actively listing 118 open roles today118 open roles on Firefly Aerospace, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Cedar Park and Briggs, TX
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What Firefly Aerospace pays
Platform-stated · as of 2026-10-29Researched rate card, platform-stated, as of 2026-10-29
Pay as its postings state it; a posting that states none shows none.
1 of its 118 open roles state a rate, too few to call any of those rates typical of Firefly Aerospace, so the figure above is the researched one. What each kind of work states:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technicians | 33 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Mechanical | 21 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Systems & Test | 12 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Avionics | 11 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Launch & Ops | 9 | $145k–$175k/hr1 of 9 state a rate | $175k/yr |
| Programs & Business | 9 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Propulsion | 8 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Flight Software | 7 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Software & IT | 3 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Supply Chain | 3 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Quality | 2 | No rate stated | None stated |
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Is Firefly Aerospace legit?
Launches, lands and operates space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond.
Does Firefly Aerospace pay?
Yes. Launches, lands and operates space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond.
How much does Firefly Aerospace pay?
Stated per posting. Pay as its postings state it; a posting that states none shows none.
Is Firefly Aerospace worth it?
Firefly Aerospace pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
Where can you work for Firefly Aerospace?
Cedar Park and Briggs, TX
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