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Fluids GSE Design Engineer

Aleron
Bertram, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026

Description

Are you a Fluids GSE Design Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aviation & Aerospace industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in aerospace, R&D, or oil & gas environment?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Bertram, TX. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

  • As a Fluids Ground Support Equipment (FGSE) Design Engineer, you will have the opportunity to leverage your creative background and expertise to help develop Firefly's next generation of launch sites, test stands, and production equipment supporting Firefly's entire fleet of launch vehicles and spacecraft.
  • You will work in small collaborative groups, on fluid system design, installation, maintenance, and operation across our various facilities.
  • This work includes preliminary and detailed design, installation, startup support, system baselining, performance analysis, and recommending upgrades.
  • Design of ground fluid systems includes developing P&IDs, tube & pipe sizing calculations for cryogenic, multiphase, compressible & incompressible fluids, valve/fitting/component specification and selection, design for critical safety equipment, basic control philosophy for system modifications, pipe & equipment coating & insulation specification and more
  • Manage the fabrication, installation, checkout, and operation of these systems
  • Coordinate & plan fabrication/construction with GSE technician team, including but not limited to:
  • Providing P&IDs and dimensional drawings for systems
  • Generating drawings and work instructions
  • Planning/scheduling upcoming work
  • Consideration of technician feedback in the design phase
  • Provide on-the-ground support and direction to build teams
  • Coordinate with and perform work according to policy, procedures and specifications established by the Ground Support Equipment design team
  • Maintain a high level of understanding of relevant requirements, engineering codes and piping standards including launch range requirements and ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ANSI, API, and applicable NFPA standards
  • Participate in and lead internal design reviews, and operations readiness reviews, as well as represent Firefly during external design reviews.
  • Perform activation testing of your systems including determining test objectives, test requirements, detailed procedure writing with a focus on safety, executing test plans and procedures, and working with other teams as necessary
  • Maintain and upgrade fluid systems as necessary, including crafting preventative maintenance plans for systems & equipment
  • Troubleshoot fluid systems for nonconformance's, using the company's nonconformance reporting system to engineering instructions, i.e. dispositions and work steps
  • Travel to test and launch sites, as required, to support the company objectives

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $ 130 K/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week

Length: Direct Hire

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements

Required skills:

  • Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in aerospace, R&D, or oil & gas environment.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Cryogenic system design or operational.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in fluid systems, pneumatics, hydraulics or HVAC systems in a design, assembly, test, or operations capacity.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in design and build of ground systems (GSE) or related fluid systems including, but not limited to test environments, fluid or gas conditioning/storage, manufacturing processes, and compressible gasses

Preferred skills:

  • Experience or familiarity with building or operating distributed control systems (instrumentation, data acquisition, DCS, SCADA, etc.)
  • Strong 3D CAD experience, preferably in Siemens NX/Teamcenter
  • Experience developing test and operational procedures
  • Familiarity with ASME, NASA, and SSCMAN standards related to fluid system design
  • Minimum 7 years of recent experience in a professional setting outside the classroom with fluid systems, pneumatics, hydraulics or HVAC systems in a design, assembly, test, or operations capacity
  • Hands-on experience building, troubleshooting, and operating complex fluid or mechanical systems

Additional Information

  • Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.



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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron companies; Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

 

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