ursamajor
Staff Design Engineer - Solid Missile Systems
At a Glance
- Location
- Berthoud, Colorado, United States
- Compensation
- range of this role, which is $145,000 - $180,000, determined by your education,
- Posted
- 2026-07-21T18:23:44-04:00
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Education
- Engineering
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Medical
Benefits & Perks
for benefits) Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, a
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA) Employ
Requirements
Relevant experience with rocket motors, solid propulsion elements, and structural interfaces.
Proficiency with computer-aided design and analysis tools.
Strong understanding of design for additive manufacturing including material and design limitations of metal additive processes.
Strong engineering fundamentals including in-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural mechanics.
An understanding of insensitive munitions protocols and practices utilized in the design of solid rocket motors.
Experience conducting insensitive munitions testing and product qualification.
Responsibilities
Clean sheet design of novel solid rocket motors with limited guidance from subject matter experts.
Distill customer requirements into a design that meets or exceeds the intent while adhering to the Ursa Major criteria for low-cost yet reliable products.
Also, support customer interactions when requested.
Lead development campaigns to prove conceptual designs and evaluate applicability to realized products.
Provide guidance on assembly and testing of initial prototypes and troubleshoot as required.
Review test data to ensure the product is operating as expected and support design changes as needed.