ursamajor

Staff Design Engineer - Solid Missile Systems

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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

Time Off

for benefits) Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, a

Health Insurance

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.