Senior Mission Engineer - Propulsion & Flight Test Lead

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and adoptive leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA/FSA)

Disability and Life insurance

Job summary

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Mission Engineer to drive the external success of solid and liquid propulsion products. You will plan and execute flight campaigns, conduct motor qualification tests, and coordinate with DoD partners and internal teams to ensure IV&V across campaigns.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 4+ years of mission operations or test engineering experience, with willingness to travel up to half the year and support field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of mission operations, test engineer, or related experience.
• Ability to earn trust and build relationships with stakeholders and customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced development environment.
• Working knowledge of electrical, fluid, and mechanical systems.
• Willing to spend up to 50% of the year on travel for multi-week test and flight campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact between Ursa Major and customer program manager/flight test lead.
• Shape test objectives, oversee execution, interpret results, comply with test range requirements and communicate clear technical insights to customers.
• Ensure execution of and compliance with test plans, qualification requirements and hardware work instructions developed by Ursa Major and customers while complying with external test range SOPs.
• Generate and track program mission objectives/milestones and assist in the technical validation of program milestones and adherence of those objectives throughout the program lifecycle.
• Support complex motor/engine operations, including test stand readiness, system checkouts, instrumentation troubleshooting, and field diagnostics.
• Generate internal qualification test plans/procedures that follow the program qualification plan and comply with systems engineering to satisfy product requirements.
• Obtain and provide data to SRM safety team for the generation of hazardous shipping documentation of SRM products (i.e.: IHC, FHC, EX) and facilitate the submission process.
• Operate and modify launcher platform systems and understand how systems interact with ignition chain of motor/engine.
• Support and assist the energetics team in the handling, planning, and execution of testing both on and offsite in support of energetic material classification testing.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Mission operations

Test engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Electrical systems

Travel readiness

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Mission Engineer to drive the external success of solid and liquid propulsion products. You will plan and execute flight campaigns, conduct motor qualification tests, and coordinate with DoD partners and internal teams to ensure IV&V across campaigns.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 4+ years of mission operations or test engineering experience, with willingness to travel up to half the year and support field