Senior Design Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors (Additive)

Ursa Major Technologies; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

HSA/FSA

Disability insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

Ursa Major Technologies in Colorado is seeking a Senior Design Engineer, Solid Missile Systems to design, analyze, and qualify solid rocket motor primary and secondary structures, leveraging additive manufacturing to enable high-rate production.

You will lead cross-functional teams, generate CAD models to ASME Y14.5-2009, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring procurement alignment and risk mitigation throughout the development cycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering with 5+ years in propulsion.
• Experience with rocket motors, solid propulsion, and structural interfaces.
• Experience with metal additive manufacturing and design for AM.
• Strong fundamentals in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural mechanics.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration; able to document work.
• Eligibility for U.S. Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Clean sheet design of novel solid rocket motors with limited guidance from subject matter experts.
• Distill customer requirements into a design that meets or exceeds the intent while adhering to Ursa Major criteria for low-cost yet reliable products.
• Lead development campaigns to prove conceptual designs and evaluate applicability to realized products.
• Provide guidance on assembly and testing of initial prototypes and troubleshoot as required.
• Review test data to ensure the product is operating as expected and support design changes as needed.
• Lead cross-functional communications to ensure designs satisfy the needs of each stakeholder.
• Develop and maintain aggressive but achievable product schedules that proactively identify and mitigate high-risk design decisions.
• Generate, review, and approve CAD models and drawings that are consistent with internal best practices and ASME Y14.5-2009
• Provide dispositions for discrepant hardware including supporting analysis if required.
• Maintain proper documentation of all designs including design reviews, test plans, requirements verification, customer documentation, etc.
• Work with the procurement team to ensure the supply chain can support anticipated production rates and adjust designs when significant supply chain risks are identified.
• Technical mentor for less senior members of the team.
• Author guidance on design best practices and supporting formal documentation as required.

Skills

CAD/CAE tools

Additive manufacturing

Thermodynamics

Fluid dynamics

Structural mechanics

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master’s degree or PhD in a technical discipline

Tools

Siemens NX

ANSYS

Job description

Ursa Major Technologies in Colorado is seeking a Senior Design Engineer, Solid Missile Systems to design, analyze, and qualify solid rocket motor primary and secondary structures, leveraging additive manufacturing to enable high-rate production.

You will lead cross-functional teams, generate CAD models to ASME Y14.5-2009, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring procurement alignment and risk mitigation throughout the development cycle.