Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Aerospace & Defense (On-Site CO)

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)

Short/Long Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

Emergency Medical Transport

401k with Company Match

Job summary

Ursa Major seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing process development and production readiness for next‑gen aerospace and defense hardware at our Berthoud, Colorado facility. The role collaborates with design, quality, and staff to implement DFM principles and scalable processes.

You will own processes, BOMs, routings, and test methodologies, while hands‑on prototyping; advancing tooling, documentation, and continuous improvement in a high‑growth environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years experience designing or manufacturing high reliability hardware and complex assemblies.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and ERP systems
• Experience developing work instructions and process specifications.
• Experience with production and test equipment design and operation.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, integration and test.
• Hands-on experience in high-growth development and production manufacturing environments.
• Experience with inspection methods, GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Toyota Production Systems.
• Experience with material processes including welding, brazing, anodizing, plating, heat treating, forging, casting, machining, metal 3D printing.
• Experience with aerospace & defense hardware development lifecycle.
• Experience with non-destructive inspection (e.g., penetrant, radiography, ultrasonic).

Responsibilities

• Own and support manufacturing process development and champion best practices.
• Establish design for manufacturing principles with design engineers, quality and staff.
• Accelerate capabilities with quality, capacity, scalability, ergonomics, and automation.
• Hands-on role in manufacturing, prototype builds, work instructions, tooling, and improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement test procedures to validate product requirements and performance.
• Own manufacturing BOMs, routings, process planning and change management.
• Author manufacturing process documentation for product maturity and design phase.
• Support AI&T infrastructure and growth with manufacturing readiness.

Skills

MES familiarity

ERP familiarity

Lean/Six Sigma/TPS

GD&T per ASME Y14.5

Inspection methods & tools

Tooling design & operation

Process documentation

Education

Mechanical, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering degree

Tools

MES

ERP systems

Job description

Ursa Major seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing process development and production readiness for next‑gen aerospace and defense hardware at our Berthoud, Colorado facility. The role collaborates with design, quality, and staff to implement DFM principles and scalable processes.

You will own processes, BOMs, routings, and test methodologies, while hands‑on prototyping; advancing tooling, documentation, and continuous improvement in a high‑growth environment.