Remote Senior Propulsion Analysis Engineer

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Options

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking an experienced Staff Analysis Engineer to provide technical leadership in structural and thermal-fluids analysis for aerospace propulsion systems. The role spans multiple engines and stages, leading verification, validation, and design feedback while mentoring engineers.

Remote work or on-site at Berthoud, CO are available. You will develop FEM/FEA models, perform nonlinear thermal analyses, and anchor models to test data, collaborating with design, systems, and

Qualifications

• S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• ~10+ years of structural and/or thermal-fluids analysis experience on vehicles and/or propulsion systems.
• Strong background in structural mechanics and/or in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
• Experience performing FEA/FEM using commercial codes (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN-based solvers).
• Experience anchoring analytical and/or fluid models to physical test data.
• Fatigue and fracture experience (e.g., HCF SN, LCF e‑N, and/or LEFM crack growth/safe-life; NASGRO or similar tools beneficial).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate designs through static, dynamic, fatigue, and/or fracture analyses to meet performance, reliability, and life objectives.
• Develop and maintain system-level and/or detailed FEM/FEA models for vehicles and propulsion systems; propagate loads and support loads development.
• Perform thermal-structural and/or coupled thermal-stress analyses, including nonlinear materials and large strains, and support vibration/shock analysis as needed.
• Verify and validate analytical and/or fluid system models, anchoring them to test data; work with test teams to define necessary instrumentation.
• Use hand calculations and/or CFD to assess fluid behavior (e.g., pressure drops, mass-flow distribution, component performance) in engine and vehicle systems.
• Build steady-state and/or transient 1D fluid models to predict system operating states, startup/shutdown behavior, and other key transients.
• Collaborate with design, systems, and manufacturing to ensure requirements and standards are met, and to disposition nonconforming hardware and repairs.
• Support anomaly and/or failure investigations through structural and/or fluid modeling and participation in root-cause analysis.
• Improve analysis methods, workflows, and tools; contribute to team capability growth and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal-fluids analysis

FEA/FE models

Python

Data validation

CFD

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

NASTRAN

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking an experienced Staff Analysis Engineer to provide technical leadership in structural and thermal-fluids analysis for aerospace propulsion systems. The role spans multiple engines and stages, leading verification, validation, and design feedback while mentoring engineers.

Remote work or on-site at Berthoud, CO are available. You will develop FEM/FEA models, perform nonlinear thermal analyses, and anchor models to test data, collaborating with design, systems, and