Does Firefly Aerospace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Firefly Aerospace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Firefly Aerospace. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Firefly Aerospace?

51% of Firefly Aerospace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Firefly Aerospace 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Firefly Aerospace?

Intern (9) , Engineer (8) , Mechanical Engineer (7) , Engineering Intern (5) , Test Engineer (5) , Design Engineer (4) , Mechanical Design Engineer (4) , Avionics Production Technician (3) , Manager (3) , Manufacturing Engineer (3) , Spacecraft Engineer (3) , Structures Intern (3) , Technical Recruiter (3) , Technician (3) , Aerospace software engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Firefly Aerospace according to real employee reviews?

"All great people with a great variety of experience and viewpoints." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "New Space challenges drives innovation and creativity." ((in 4 reviews)); "Extreme ownership." ((in 4 reviews)); "Lots of opportunities if you feel comfortable with arguing for resources" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Firefly Aerospace according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible work life balance." ((in 13 reviews)); "Too low pay for some high performing individuals." ((in 12 reviews)); "Bad leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "Cutthroat upper management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of camaraderie, and bad culture" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Firefly Aerospace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Firefly Aerospace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Firefly Aerospace in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Firefly Aerospace locations?

Cedar Park , Briggs , Austin , Vandenberg AFB , Tempe , Leander , Austin , Norwalk

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3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

Jason Kim

49% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Firefly Aerospace has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Firefly Aerospace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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143 reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2021

Wouldn't work here...

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock Options if they grow, could be lucrative

Cons

Mercurial CEO that says one thing and acts against what he says. Manages by fear.

4.0

Mar 12, 2020

poor Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to grow up

Cons

job is not secure as the management is bad

3.0

Aug 22, 2025

It's a startup rocket company, what do you expect

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Inclusive team Lots of learning and growth opportunities

Cons

Cult-like enthusiasm from coworkers Expectation to work long hours and weekends Heavy, heavy blame culture Toxic work environment, felt very political with promotions, hard work rewarded often with firings or lay offs due to said blame culture and/or office politics

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