Learning Systems Architect

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space - anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

About This Role

We are seeking a Learning Systems Architect to lead the day-to-day operations, administration, optimization, and evolution of our enterprise learning technology systems.

Supporting approximately 2,000 users in a rapidly growing aerospace manufacturing environment, this role will play a critical part in the final phases of our Cornerstone OnDemand implementation, system launch, and long-term platform success.

Beyond traditional LMS administration, this position will help transform how we manage workforce learning, technical qualifications, and organizational capability. Working closely with Talent Development, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality, HR Operations, and IT, the Learning Systems Architect will design scalable learning workflows, maintain reliable training records, support skills and qualification management, and deliver actionable reporting that enables better workforce decisions.

The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on Cornerstone expertise, strong systems thinking, data analytics capabilities, and a continuous improvement mindset. They are comfortable managing day-to-day platform operations while designing solutions that improve efficiency, compliance, and the employee learning experience.

This position is based 100% onsite in our corporate headquarters in Cedar Park, TX

Key Responsibilities

Learning Systems Architecture & Administration

• Serve as the primary business owner and technical administrator of Cornerstone OnDemand, ensuring platform reliability, usability, data integrity, and ongoing optimization.
• Lead system configuration, including organizational units, user groups, custom fields, security roles, learning objects, curricula, assignment profiles, and automated notifications.
• Partner with implementation teams to complete data migration validation, system configuration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and go-live readiness activities.
• Establish and maintain platform administration standards, configuration documentation, testing procedures, and change-control processes.
• Troubleshoot system issues, manage vendor support requests, coordinate defect resolution, and assess the impact of platform releases.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and expand manager and employee self-service capabilities.

Workforce Capability & Qualification Architecture

• Partner with Talent Development, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality, and EHS to configure and maintain role-based learning requirements, technical skill matrices, qualification pathways, and competency-related workflows.
• Translate approved job requirements, critical skills, and proficiency standards into scalable system configurations and learning assignment rules.
• Collaborate with business and Quality stakeholders to establish appropriate controls for qualification records, approvals, evidence traceability, and recurring requirements.

Learning Data, Reporting & Intelligence

• Design, develop, and maintain reports and dashboards using Cornerstone Reporting 2.0 and other approved reporting capabilities.
• Partner with HR Operations and IT to establish accurate data flows between Workday, Cornerstone, and other approved enterprise systems.
• Support audit readiness by ensuring training and qualification evidence can be accurately retrieved and reconciled across systems.

Technology Strategy & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Talent Development leadership to develop and execute a roadmap for learning technology optimization and capability management.
• Evaluate platform functionality and emerging learning technologies against business requirements, security constraints, user needs, and operational priorities.
• Collaborate with instructional designers to establish technical standards for digital learning content, including supported SCORM and other applicable formats.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Learning & Development, Software Development, Instructional Technology, or Business preferred) plus 5 years of professional experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on system administration, configuration, and structural management within Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD), specifically utilizing Custom Reporting or Reporting 2.0.
• Experience supporting bi-directional Workday-to-Cornerstone integrations, process automation, AI tools/enablement, or workflow tools such as Microsoft Power Automate is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of managing training compliance in a strictly audited environment, with a deep understanding of data versioning and record retention.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Masters Degree with 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Prior experience supporting technical training within an AS9100 quality management system (QMS) framework.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional design principles to support better alignment between content and delivery platforms.
• Experience transitioning traditional learning pathways into a dynamic skills/versatility matrix. This includes knowledge of how to structure 0-5 proficiency scales within Cornerstone to eliminate single points of failure on the assembly floor.
• Experience collaborating on cross-functional teams using Agile/Scrum or Kanban frameworks to roll out new platform updates or custom software features.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.