Mechanical Technician

Overview

Position Introduction/

Key Duties:

Cimarron is seeking a Mechanical Technician to support our partnership with Firefly Aerospace at their rocket production facility in Briggs, TX.

Through this partnership, Cimarron supplies skilled technical talent in support of Firefly Aerospace’s advanced launch and space systems. Firefly designs and builds small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles for government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Together, our teams leverage advanced carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across platforms to move fast, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

• Perform production fabrication, assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, and modifications on spacecraft and ground systems.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical system faults in spacecraft and ground systems.
• Conduct operational maintenance, refurbishment, and verification of assembly accuracy, including self-inspection duties.
• Assist with launch vehicle integration, payload installation, cargo stowage, and post-mission recovery activities at remote sites.
• Perform functional checks on installed systems, document assembly tasks, and coordinate work priorities with management.

• Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for consideration at this time.
• Ability to pass physical examination (visual acuity, color perception, respiratory, etc.) to meet production certification and safety requirements.
• 3 or more years of related experience.
• Experience drilling, installing, and repairing composite materials.
• Experience with the tools, equipment, installation techniques, and acceptance criteria for a broad range of fastener types, including threaded fasteners, threaded inserts, tubular rivets, solid rivets, blind bolts, and lock bolts.
• Experience working on spacecraft hardware.
• Experience as a task lead of structural assembly lifts and moves.
• Experience supporting final engine assembly, including turbopump assembly and overall engine integration.
• Experience performing detailed, precision assembly work, with transferable experience from helicopter or aerospace engine programs.
• Hands-on experience assembling, installing, and troubleshooting valves and related fluid system components.
• High School diploma or equivalent.

• Experience performing precision orbital welds on tubing and components, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and quality requirements.
• Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license or similar certification.
• 5 or more years of related experience.

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more.

From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.