Development Engineer II - Solid Propulsion Prototyping

InvestedintheMission; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and adoptive leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSAs/FSAs

Disability and life insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major seeks development engineers to own the design, fabrication and test of prototype hardware for its solid motor program. You will lead cross-functional teams, maintain design documentation and develop new manufacturing approaches.

Qualified candidates have a degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 2–4 years in rocket propulsion, knowledge of SRMs, and programming skills. A DoD Secret Clearance is required for this on-site Colorado role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other applicable discipline.
• 2-4 years of professional rocket propulsion experience.
• Knowledge of solid rocket motor fundamentals.
• Programming competency in any language.
• This position requires that the employee be eligible and maintain eligibility for a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Clean sheet design of novel solid rocket motor elements with limited guidance from subject matter experts, including relevant analysis.
• Lead cross-functional communications to ensure designs satisfy the needs of each stakeholder.
• Maintain proper documentation of all designs including design reviews, drawings, test plans, requirements verification, etc.
• Evaluate novel manufacturing approaches and support experimentation to validate conceptual approaches.
• Coordinate with procurement team to identify potential supply chain risks and mitigate appropriately.
• Evaluate new materials for SRM design solutions, including material properties, manufacturability, and supply chain availability
• Support the design, fabrication and assembly of prototype hardware and tooling.
• Provide dispositions for discrepant hardware including supporting analysis if required.
• Develop test plans including required instrumentation and coordinate with test team to execute.
• Review test data to ensure the product is operating as expected and support design changes as needed.
• Own failure investigations as needed.
• Develop and maintain aggressive but achievable product schedules that proactively identify and mitigate high-risk design decisions.
• Generate CAD models and drawings that are consistent with internal best practices and ASME Y14.5-2009 using Siemens NX software

Skills

Propulsion fundamentals

CAD Modeling

Programming

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical

Tools

Siemens NX

Python

MATLAB

Fortran

ANSYS

Job description

Ursa Major seeks development engineers to own the design, fabrication and test of prototype hardware for its solid motor program. You will lead cross-functional teams, maintain design documentation and develop new manufacturing approaches.

Qualified candidates have a degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 2–4 years in rocket propulsion, knowledge of SRMs, and programming skills. A DoD Secret Clearance is required for this on-site Colorado role.