Ursa Major

Ursa Major

Senior Responsible Engineer (RE), Solid Missile Systems

Berthoud, Colorado · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$118k-$147kDetected 5 days ago
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About the role

  • The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
  • This role is highly self-driven with significant a requirement for leadership and delegation abilities.
  • Ensure alignment with performance objectives, manufacturability, reusability, integration, and scalability.

Responsibilities

  • Product Architecture - Own the design and evolution of SRM architecture across programs. Ensure alignment with performance objectives, manufacturability, reusability, integration, and scalability. Lead/delegate design trade studies and down-selects.
  • Product Maturity - Manages product and product team from concept through development and technical advancement, organizing iterative design, build and test campaigns to promote technical and manufacturing maturity.
  • Product Qualification - Plans and coordinates activities leading to product qualification, including: Design-for-qualification
  • Product Engineering Analysis - Works with multi-disciplinary leaders to organize and task out all needed analysis to validate propulsion performance. Oversee mass, trajectory coupling, thermal management, and structural margin assessments.
  • Production-Readiness - Ensures best practices for design-for-manufacture, including material selection, assembly considerations, and overall unit cost
  • Product Risk Strategy - Work with the Chief Engineer and Systems Engineering team to identify and manage technical and program risks
  • develop mitigation strategies through modeling, testing, and early-stage prototyping.
  • Secondary Customer Interaction - Supports customer engagement, taking the lead on scheduled technical interchanges and technical discussions.
  • Develops content and manages team inputs for customer deliverables.
  • Leads presentations efforts for CoDR, PDR, CDR, post-test data reports etc… Works in tandem with the Program Manager and Chief Engineer to ensure all deliverables and milestones are met on time and with high engineering rigor.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in propulsion or aerospace product development, including solid rocket motor design and systems integration.
  • Experience with SRM-specific subsystems including cases, nozzles, insulation, and grain design
  • Strong systems thinking and ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability
  • What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in aerospace engineering or related field
  • Direct customer interaction with government and defense contractors
  • Hands-on experience with testing and qualification of solid propulsion systems
  • Familiarity with modern digital engineering tools, modeling & simulation, and FEA
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and grow technical teams
  • Preferred Experience:

Compensation

  • Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $118,000 - $147,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

  • Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
  • Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
  • Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
  • Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
  • Retirement Savings Plan
  • Equity Grants in the Company
  • You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U
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