Jobs at Ursa Major

Partner with hiring managers to develop requisitions and sourcing strategies, actively source and screen technical candidates, manage ATS records, guide candidates through interviews, build talent pipelines, and promote diversity and inclusion while improving recruiting processes and metrics.

Design and qualify solid rocket motor structures and propulsion elements for aerospace and defense applications. Responsibilities include clean-sheet design, requirements interpretation, CAD modeling and drawings, prototype assembly and testing support, test-data analysis, hardware discrepancy dispositions, technical documentation, production scalability, supply-chain coordination, schedule risk mitigation, cross-functional communication, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in solid propulsion, additive manufacturing, structural mechanics, and aerospace engineering fundamentals.

Design, analyze, and qualify solid rocket motor primary and secondary structures and propulsion elements. Lead clean-sheet designs, development and qualification campaigns, prototype assembly and testing, test-data review, technical documentation, and design changes. Generate and approve CAD models and drawings, resolve discrepant hardware, manage schedules and design risks, coordinate with cross-functional and procurement teams, and mentor junior engineers. Designs must support additive manufacturing, automation, high-rate production, and reduced touch labor.

The Deputy General Counsel advises the aerospace and defense organization on government contracting, regulatory compliance, export controls, intellectual property, cybersecurity, employment, litigation, and commercial matters. The role develops legal and compliance processes, oversees ethics and investigations, supports transactions and public company readiness, manages legal risks and budgets, and mentors legal personnel. Extensive experience with government contracts, FAR, DFARS, ITAR, EAR, corporate transactions, regulatory compliance, and litigation is required.

Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs for solid rocket motor manufacturing equipment. Perform hands-on mechanical and basic electrical maintenance, manage asset records, coordinate OEM and third-party service providers, create maintenance procedures, support equipment commissioning, and analyze failure data. Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, EHS, planning, and supply chain teams to maximize uptime, ensure regulatory compliance, and support safe, on-time manufacturing.

Owns configuration management for aerospace hardware CAD models, eBOMs, product structures, assemblies, and technical data packages. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, quality, testing, and program management to maintain accurate product configurations through development, production, testing, and shipment. Incorporates design-for-manufacturing feedback, supports work instructions, validates mechanical interfaces, and advances digital and model-based engineering practices.

Lead build-out and maintenance of test stands, GSE, and facility utilities; fabricate and repair mechanical hardware; prepare and execute static-fire tests for solid rocket motors; operate instrumentation and heavy equipment; enforce explosives and safety protocols; document tests and coach junior technicians.

Develop, implement, and validate guidance, navigation, and control software for aerospace flight systems. Responsibilities include translating requirements and models into embedded software, running simulations, supporting hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing, analyzing test data, and contributing to verification, traceability, risk mitigation, and technical documentation. The engineer collaborates with systems, avionics, propulsion, software, and test teams to deliver safe, reliable, mission-ready GNC capabilities.

Leads complex assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and manufacturing activities for aerospace propulsion and defense hardware. Acts as a technical subject matter expert, mentors technicians and engineers, develops solutions for tooling and equipment challenges, supports system-level testing, and collaborates across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and operations. Requires extensive hands-on aerospace or propulsion experience, strong mechanical or fluid systems expertise, technical leadership, and the ability to work safely with manufacturing and test equipment. Travel to customer and test sites may be required.

Lead cross-functional aerospace/defense programs from requirements through sustainment. Own schedule, budget, risks, deliverables, and customer relationships. Prepare program review materials, drive technical/operational objectives, support capture and business development, and coordinate teams to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Lead design and implementation of hybrid CMMC Level 2 security for cloud and on-premise manufacturing/engineering systems. Partner with non-cyber stakeholders to enable secure workflows, manage SIEM/firewalls/identity/vulnerability tools, produce compliance artifacts (SSPs, RARs, POA&Ms), mentor junior staff, and solve complex network segmentation and OT security challenges.

Lead platform engineering and architecture for cloud, on-prem, and manufacturing environments. Implement IaC and GitOps (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD/Flux), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), DR/HA, telemetry (Prometheus, Grafana), DevSecOps integrations, and automated AI model pipelines. Mentor engineers, author technical designs, and align software, IT, networking, and security to enable reliable, compliant mission-critical deployments.

The Director, Sourcing & Procurement leads procurement operations in aerospace and defense, focusing on supplier management, strategic sourcing, and quality compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize supply chain efficiency.

Lead the definition, validation, and maintenance of system-level requirements for hypersonic systems, overseeing verification and qualification processes.

The role involves conducting structural and thermal analyses of solid rocket motors, supporting design, validation, and collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Support materials selection, failure analysis, testing, and manufacturing process development for aerospace metals. Author materials specs, qualify suppliers and processes, develop additively manufactured material allowables, and build internal materials lab capabilities.

Lead end-to-end program execution for aerospace/defense projects: manage customer relationships, budget, schedule, risks, and program health; own deliverables, prepare Program Review materials, support technical teams, and provide programmatic inputs for business development. Acts as primary customer POC and ensures on-time delivery.

Ursa Major is accepting applications for a Northern Colorado hiring event, where candidates can meet hiring managers and learn about current aerospace and defense opportunities. The company develops propulsion and defense systems for hypersonics, solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering, and launch applications. Applicants must be U.S. Persons and eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Provide technical leadership for structural and/or thermal-fluids analysis of aerospace vehicles and propulsion systems. Perform FEA, fatigue, fracture, thermal-stress, CFD, and 1D fluid modeling; validate models against test data; support loads development, anomaly investigations, and nonconforming hardware disposition. Collaborate with design, systems, manufacturing, and test teams while improving analysis methods, mentoring engineers, and supporting safety-critical aerospace systems.

Supports aerospace propulsion system development through requirements definition, verification and qualification planning, risk management, traceability, and MBSE modeling. The role develops system-level plans for solid rocket motors, tracks compliance, reviews test and analysis documentation, integrates engineering models, manages systems engineering tools and processes, and communicates with internal teams, management, and customers. Secret clearance eligibility and U.S. person status are required.