Senior Ballistics & Propulsion Analyst (Secret Clearance)

Ursa Major; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 107,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major, based in Colorado, seeks a Senior Ballistician to advance SRM technologies through design, analysis, testing, and evaluation. You will provide technical results, influence design/manufacturing, and deliver innovative ballistic solutions for national security needs.

The role involves collaboration with multiple teams to ensure performance goals are met while maintaining manufacturability, and requires eligibility for a Secret clearance. Previous energy/propellant experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Solid Rocket Motors, ballistics, or engineering design/analysis.
• Experience with experimental design and data analysis.
• Proficiency in CLWire, SPP, or similar ballistic analysis tools.
• Familiarity with control theory and its application to engineering problems.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, interfacing with internal/external customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform ballistics analysis to meet programmatic requirements and inform/validate design.
• Develop, refine, and validate computational methods and tools to predict and analyze propellant performance and rocket motor ballistic performance.
• Perform test data review and draw meaningful conclusions to influence future designs.
• Assist in preparing and presenting ballistic results to government partners and customers.
• Support in characterization, testing, and modeling of energetic materials.
• Support rapid response failure investigations and facilitate production deviation closures.
• Collaborate with systems, design, and manufacturing teams to ensure motor performance meets requirements and is manufacturable.
• Organize/prepare/present major program efforts and findings to internal and external customers.

Skills

Ballistics analysis

Experimental design

Cross-functional collaboration

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CLWire

SPP

Matlab

Python

C++

Fortran

Job description

Ursa Major, based in Colorado, seeks a Senior Ballistician to advance SRM technologies through design, analysis, testing, and evaluation. You will provide technical results, influence design/manufacturing, and deliver innovative ballistic solutions for national security needs.

The role involves collaboration with multiple teams to ensure performance goals are met while maintaining manufacturability, and requires eligibility for a Secret clearance. Previous energy/propellant experience is valued.