Senior Mission Engineer, Propulsion Test Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ursa Major seeks a Senior Mission Engineer to lead external success of SRM products as they leave the Ursa Major campus. You will plan and execute flight campaigns, qualification tests, and offsite energetic material testing, interfacing with external partners while protecting the Ursa Major brand in the field.

You will coordinate with internal disciplines to bring expertise to the field, oversee test plans, and ensure safety and compliance across campaigns and hardware installations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of mission operations or test engineering experience.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and customers.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% 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, and communicate insights to customers.
• Ensure execution and compliance with test plans, qualification requirements, and hardware work instructions.
• Generate and track program mission objectives/milestones and assist in validation across the program lifecycle.
• Support complex motor/engine operations, including test stand readiness and field diagnostics.
• Create internal qualification test plans/procedures aligned with the program plan and systems engineering.
• Provide data to SRM safety team for hazardous shipping documentation and submissions.
• Operate and modify launcher platform systems and understand ignition chain interactions.
• Assist energetics team in handling and testing energetic materials on/offsite.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerosp

4+ years mission ops/test engineering

Trust-building with cross-functional

Strong problem-solving skills

Willing to travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Eng

Master's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Ursa Major seeks a Senior Mission Engineer to lead external success of SRM products as they leave the Ursa Major campus. You will plan and execute flight campaigns, qualification tests, and offsite energetic material testing, interfacing with external partners while protecting the Ursa Major brand in the field.

You will coordinate with internal disciplines to bring expertise to the field, oversee test plans, and ensure safety and compliance across campaigns and hardware installations.