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.
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.
If you’re excited by complex systems, clean configuration, and the idea of seeing your work fly, this role is for you.
As a Configuration Engineer II – Systems Engineering at Ursa Major, you’ll be a key contributor on our Configuration Management (CM) team, owning the workflows that keep our defense and space systems aligned, traceable, and ready to build.
You’ll sit at the center of the digital thread—Requirements, MBSE, Configurable Product Lines, CAD and downstream systems—making sure everything fits together and stays in sync. This role blends hands-on execution with system and process design, giving you the opportunity to both do the work and shape how the work is done.
You’ll partner closely with systems engineering, mission, design, manufacturing, quality, and customer integration teams to ensure MBSE models, requirements, and product definitions are accurate, production-ready, and compliant with Ursa Major standards and industry regulations. Your expertise will help us move faster, reduce risk, and make the entire product lifecycle more transparent.
Responsibilities:
- Own engineering change execution across programs, ensuring ECRs, ECOs, and related records flow smoothly through Jama, Cameo, and Windchill.
- Manage configuration identifiers, revision history, and lifecycle states across configuration packages and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
- Structure and maintain MBSE packages, libraries, and requirements that are complete, consistent, and synchronized with design, analysis, and manufacturing systems.
- Create and refine templates that generate clear, user-friendly ICD documents from MBSE SysML v2 definitions.
- Organize, publish, and maintain SysML v2 packages for reusability; support systems and subsystems engineers in defining and managing package interfaces.
- Lead release and configuration integrity for MBSE models and requirements, ensuring metadata, model structure, and version control are release-ready.
- Support the development and maintenance of ICDs, envelope models, shrink-wraps, and mass properties rollups that feed program and customer deliverables.
- Partner with systems engineering owners and designers such that hierarchical integration is captured in clean, structured model data.
- Identify and resolve release conflicts, data integrity issues, and configuration discrepancies across MBSE, requirements, and PLM systems.
- Contribute to internal documentation, CM standards, and best practices.
- Act as a cross-functional partner with Systems Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Quality to keep everyone aligned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of experience in configuration management, systems engineering data management, or product-variant–integrated CM roles.
- Hands-on experience with Requirements Management, MBSE, and Product Line Engineering (PLE), including full lifecycle package and document control.
- Familiarity with MBSE and requirements management tools (Jama and Cameo/No Magic/SysML v2 preferred), with strong understanding of model structuring, metadata control, and configuration linking.
- Knowledge managing configurable products and product variants using PLE systems (pure::variants strongly preferred).
- Strong understanding of configuration fundamentals: revision control, MBSE SysML v2 package structuring, lifecycle states, and change workflows.
- Experience supporting model-based integration deliverables such as MIDs, mass properties, and customer packaging interfaces.
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality/compliance frameworks for aerospace or hardware products.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; you know how to influence process discipline across teams without formal authority.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience supporting flight or mission-critical hardware programs.
- Familiarity with digital thread principles and Requirements-to-MBSE-to-PLM integrations.
- Working knowledge of SysML v2 in a real-world / production program environment.
- Experience writing or refining CM procedures, SOPs, and training documentation.
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $82,000 - $103,000, 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 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
- Equity Grants in the Company
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
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- 3+ years of experience in configuration management, systems engineering data management, or product-variant-integrated configuration management
- Hands-on experience with Requirements Management, MBSE, and Product Line Engineering, including full lifecycle package and document control
- Familiarity with MBSE and requirements management tools, including Jama and Cameo, No Magic, or SysML v2
- Strong understanding of model structuring, metadata control, and configuration linking
- Knowledge managing configurable products and product variants using Product Line Engineering systems; pure::variants strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of revision control, SysML v2 package structuring, lifecycle states, and change workflows
- Experience supporting model-based integration deliverables such as MIDs, mass properties, and customer packaging interfaces
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality and compliance frameworks for aerospace or hardware products
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including influencing process discipline without formal authority
- Experience supporting flight or mission-critical hardware programs
- Familiarity with digital thread principles and Requirements-to-MBSE-to-PLM integrations
- Working knowledge of SysML v2 in a real-world production program environment
- Experience writing or refining configuration management procedures, SOPs, and training documentation
- Must be a U.S. Person, including U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
- 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 characterized by unlimited PTO covering vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement, augmented by paid parental/adoptive leave and two company‑wide weeklong breaks. Company materials and third‑party benefits pages consistently highlight this breadth as a standout element.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans plus employer‑paid short‑term disability, life insurance, and AD&D, with EAP and HSA/FSA noted on some postings. External benefits snapshots point to strong perceived coverage quality.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership is offered through stock options/equity grants alongside competitive pay. Third‑party employer listings repeatedly include equity as part of the standard package, signaling broad accessibility.
Ursa Major Insights
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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