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.
Requirements
- Clean sheet design and analysis of fluid & mechanical vehicle components including tanks, feed systems, propellant management, and fluid systems
- Support rapid development cycles of new designs and changing requirements including testing, data analysis and hands-on hardware work
- Design modifications of existing components and prototypes to increase performance, improve manufacturability or resolve limitations
- Collaborate with the manufacturing, analysis, and test teams to reduce part-to-part variation and discrepancies
- Assemble and test first article prototypes
- Lead propulsion subsystem architecture and requirements definition for hypersonic vehicles
- Own subsystem-level propulsion trades, performance margins, and integration decisions
- Serve as the technical authority for propulsion interfaces with vehicle structures, thermal, avionics, GNC, and mission engineering
- Develop and manage propulsion requirements, verification plans, and compliance evidence
- Collaborate closely with vehicle and systems engineers to ensure mission and performance alignment
- Support ground test and flight test planning, execution, and post-test data analysis
- Identify propulsion system risks and drive mitigation strategies across design, manufacturing, and test
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to early- and mid-career engineers
- Support customer technical reviews, design reviews, and technical interchange meetings
- Contribute to proposal development, including technical approaches, architectures, and risk posture
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
