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.
The Weekend Shift, Machine Shop Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day execution, safety, quality, and output for an assigned manufacturing area. This role leads a team of technicians, machinists and support staff to ensure component level production targets and related work center throughputs are completed on time and to specification, and drives improvements in processes, training, and tooling. The supervisor partners closely with engineering, planning, quality, and program management to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead our weekend shift team, including daily task assignment, priority setting, and troubleshooting.
- Ensure manufacturing, build, assembly, integration, and test activities are executed per drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
- Run daily meetings to review safety, priorities, progress, and issues.
- Monitor work-in-progress; remove blockers and escalate issues to engineering, quality, or management as needed.
- Work with planning/scheduling to translate production plans into executable workloads.
- Balance resources within the production area to meet milestones and commitments.
- Provide clear status updates and completion forecasts to stakeholders.
- Enforce adherence to procedures, work instructions, travelers/routers, and inspection requirements.
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for nonconformances, test failures, and rework.
- Ensure accurate documentation of builds, deviations, rework, and test results in company systems.
- Promote a strong safety culture, including PPE compliance and safe use of tools and equipment.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work area (e.g., 5S).
- Participate in safety audits, incident investigations, and hazard assessments.
- Assess technician skills and assign work accordingly; develop cross-training across products and processes.
- Ensure team members are properly trained and certified for the tasks they perform.
- Provide coaching and performance input; support hiring, onboarding, and retention.
- Identify opportunities to improve work flow, reduce cycle time, and increase reliability.
- Implement and sustain standard work, visual controls, and improvements to tooling, fixtures, and documentation.
- Capture lessons learned from production and development tasks and coordinate improvements with engineering.
- Serve as the primary operations contact for the production area.
- Coordinate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and other operations teams for issues, materials, inspections, and shared resources.
- Conduct and deliver employee performance evaluations.
- Provide recommendations regarding hiring, termination and other employment decisions.
- Coach, mentor, and administer appropriate corrective or disciplinary action to team members.
Required Qualifications
- 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, or test operations.
- 1–3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
- Hands-on experience with complex mechanical, electrical, or integrated systems.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
- Familiarity with basic quality tools (e.g., NCRs, RCAs, CAPAs) and structured problem solving.
- Experience leading teams in a fast-paced production and/or development environment.
- Strong communication and coordination skills across technicians and cross-functional partners.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in low-volume, high-complexity environments (e.g., aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial equipment).
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and digital travelers/work instructions.
- Exposure to Lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, and/or Six Sigma.
- Experience managing mixed production and development work.
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $88,800 - $111,000, 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
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
- 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, or test operations
- 1-3 years of experience in a lead or supervisory role
- Hands-on experience with complex mechanical, electrical, or integrated systems
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and work instructions
- Familiarity with basic quality tools, including NCRs, RCAs, CAPAs, and structured problem solving
- Experience leading teams in a fast-paced production or development environment
- Strong communication and coordination skills across technicians and cross-functional partners
- Experience in low-volume, high-complexity environments such as aerospace, defense, automotive, or industrial equipment
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and digital travelers or work instructions
- Exposure to Lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, or Six Sigma
- Experience managing mixed production and development work
What the Team is Saying
Ursa Major Compensation & Benefits Highlights
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO covering vacation, personal, sick, and bereavement leave is paired with paid company holidays and two weeklong company-wide shutdowns in July and at year-end. This structure provides guaranteed downtime in addition to flexible time off.
-
Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and adoptive leave is explicitly included, and family-oriented supports are highlighted in company and third‑party materials. These inclusions signal meaningful coverage for growing families, though exact paid durations are not publicly specified.
-
Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs, HSA/FSA, and employer‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, basic life, and AD&D. Health coverage breadth appears strong across official listings.
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.
Gallery
Ursa Major Offices
OnSite Workspace
Most employees work on-site with some positions allowing hybrid and/or remote work.
