Director, Enterprise Systems & Software

Ursa Major; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ursa Major seeks a Director of Enterprise Systems & Software to own and govern the internal digital landscape, leading a team across PLM, ERP, MES, data/BI and integration middleware as the company scales.

You will build a public-company ready ERP (Odoo), absorb adjacent tools like HighQA, Jama, Ignition and Atlassian, and lay the foundation for a fully integrated Digital Twin across ISA-95 and manufacturing facilities by end of 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise systems strategy and governance.
• Track record building cross-functional engineering and analytics teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish centralized ownership and serve as executive authority for all enterprise platforms, ensuring SME ownership and support.
• Lead the absorption, integration, and governance of critical A&D enterprise tools (HighQA, Jama, Ignition, Atlassian) to create single-point accountability for software running the business.
• Define system boundaries and single-source-of-truth data authority across PLM, ERP, MES, and shop-floor SCADA to reduce data friction and audit risk.
• Develop the strategic technical roadmap to connect engineering design, materials planning, shop-floor execution, and engine test data into a Digital Twin before End of 2027.
• Own the ERP ecosystem (Odoo), transitioning to a public-company ready platform with robust inventory, WIP, costing, and financial reporting structures.
• Direct and mentor a multi-disciplinary department including Enterprise Systems Architects, Data Scientists/Analysts, Software Engineers, Product Owners, and Integration Leads.
• Guide the transition of Digital Manufacturing Manager into leading Enterprise Systems Integrations.

Job description

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 journey to space starts with the engines. Ursa Major is bringing a new model to propulsion and defense technology: one where performance and access are no longer constrained by legacy systems. We design, build, and deploy advanced propulsion systems that power national security missions, hypersonic capabilities, and the future of space access.

Our mission requires an extraordinary team—one that will mold tomorrow’s critical technologies while deploying today’s best. We are an intrinsically motivated team with a passion for solving complex technical problems and empowering each other every day, knowing that there is always room for growth.

About The Role

Reporting directly to the Head of Digital Operations, the Director of Enterprise Systems & Software (ESS) is a strategic executive technology leader responsible for establishing central ownership, governance, and architectural rigor across Ursa Major's entire internal enterprise digital landscape.

This role officially transitions core enterprise system ownership out of legacy, ad-hoc structures (previously managed under Digital Manufacturing) and establishes a dedicated department built on extreme system ownership. You will lead a high-performing team of dedicated Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across core enterprise platforms (PLM, ERP, MES, Data/BI) alongside our internal Software Engineering organization (which builds custom internal web applications, including our engine testing solution and enterprise integration middleware). Day 1 leadership scope includes inheriting an established team (1x Product Owner, 2x Senior Software Developers, and a Manager of Digital Manufacturing transitioning to lead Enterprise Systems Integrations) alongside hiring dedicated Systems Engineers/Architects across PLM (Windchill), ERP (Odoo), MES (Critical Manufacturing), Atlassian, and Data Science/Analytics.

As Ursa Major scales from 380 to 500+ employees and prepares for public-company operations, you will lead the evolution of our ERP (Odoo) into a public-company‑ready platform. Over time, your organization will systematically absorb and professionalize adjacent business‑critical systems—such as HighQA, Jama, Ignition, and Atlassian—building an integrated digital thread across ISA-95 levels and laying the technical foundation for a fully operational Digital Twin across our manufacturing facilities by EOY 2027.

Responsibilities

• Establish centralized ownership and serve as the executive authority for all business-critical enterprise platforms, enforcing to internal stakeholders that ESS provides dedicated SME ownership, administration, and support.
• Lead the strategy to systematically absorb, integrate, and govern critical A&D enterprise tools, including HighQA (quality/inspection), Jama (requirements management), Ignition (SCADA/HMI), and Atlassian (collaboration) thereby creating single-point accountability for the software that runs the business.
• Define system boundaries and single-source-of-truth data authority across PLM (Windchill), ERP (Odoo), MES (Critical Manufacturing), and shop-floor SCADA (Ignition) to eliminate data friction, manual rework, and audit risks.
• Establish the strategic technical roadmap and execution plan to connect engineering design, materials planning, shop-floor execution, and engine test data into a fully integrated Digital Twin environment before EOY 2027.
• Assume complete ownership of our ERP ecosystem (Odoo), transitioning it out of legacy Digital Manufacturing management, and architect its core inventory, Work-in-Progress (WIP) tracking, Average Costing mechanics, and financial reporting structures to support public-company standards.
• Direct and mentor a multi-disciplinary department comprising Enterprise Systems Architects (PLM, ERP, MES, Atlassian), Data Scientists/Analysts, Software Engineers, Product Owners, and Integration Leads.
• Guide the transition of our Digital Manufacturing Manager into leading a dedicated Enterprise Systems (ES) Integrations team