The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.
Modern aerospace and defense systems rely on highly integrated avionics to provide command and control, guidance, navigation, communications, power distribution, and mission processing. As an Electrical Engineering intern, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and qualify mission-critical avionics hardware supporting advanced missile and defense systems.
In this role, you will support the design and development of high-reliability mixed-signal electronic assemblies, including processor and FPGA-based circuit cards, power electronics, digital communications interfaces, and hardware supporting embedded software. You will have the opportunity to contribute throughout the product lifecycle—from requirements development and architecture through design, integration, verification, qualification, and transition to production—while working closely with experienced engineers and gaining hands-on experience with real-world aerospace and defense hardware.
Responsibilities:
- Work alongside other electrical engineers to develop digital or analog/mixed-signal designs; including requirements definition, design, development, electrical check-out/test, qualification and release to production.
- Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization, specification, and device selection.
- Perform portions of de-rating analysis, worst case circuit analysis, FMECA, and system reliability analysis.
- Develop avionics interfaces between components.
- Support definition and implementation of hardware to software interfaces to implement control laws and automated test functions.
- Support risk analyses, design for test or manufacturability, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
Requirements Qualifications:
- 3 yrs of college-level courses in Electrical Engineering
- Understanding of digital and mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and test.
Desired Experience
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and layout tools (Altium, Zuken, Xpedition or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with ASIC/FPGA design tools
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and testing analog or digital circuits in a lab.
- Hands-on experience with electrical lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, etc.)
- Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
- A desire to design mission critical hardware for flight or space applications
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $30.00/hour, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
Classification: Full-time Non-Exempt
Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)
- Unlimited PTO - 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
- EAP Program
- Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
How To Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
Skills Required
- Three years of college-level coursework in Electrical Engineering
- Understanding of digital and mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, and testing
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and layout tools such as Altium, Zuken, or Xpedition
- Hands-on experience with ASIC or FPGA design tools
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and testing analog or digital circuits in a laboratory
- Hands-on experience with electrical laboratory equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, and multimeters
- Proficiency with scripting, programming, and analysis or modeling tools including Python, shell scripting, Assembly, C, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, or SPICE
- Must be a U.S. Person, including a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
What the Team is Saying
Ursa Major Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is broad, combining unlimited PTO with two company‑wide shutdown weeks in July and at year‑end that help ensure employees disconnect.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage appears comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plus HSA/FSA, employer‑paid disability, life, AD&D, and EAP; some listings also cite optional add‑ons such as pet insurance.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and adoptive leave is highlighted across official and third‑party materials as a notable strength.
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What We Do
Ursa Major was founded to address a critical shortfall in the U.S. industrial base and bring a new model to aerospace and defense systems: we design and manufacture the world’s leading propulsion systems for space, hypersonic applications, and missile systems. Our products and technologies require an extraordinary team – a team that will mold tomorrow’s technologies while deploying today’s best. We are an intrinsically motivated team that has a passion for solving problems and empowering each other every day to develop our skills, knowing that there is always room for growth.
Why Work With Us
We believe that each unique team member fuels the creativity necessary to build the world’s best propulsion systems. This is realized as a deeply held commitment to celebrating individuality, hiring talent across all backgrounds and experiences, building a culture of inclusion, and constantly challenging ourselves to improve.
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