Staff Design Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors (Additive Mfg)

Ursa Major Technologies; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 143,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k with company match

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Ursa Major Technologies in Colorado is seeking a Staff Designer to lead the design, analysis, and qualification of solid rocket motor primary structures and propulsion elements. Experience with metal additive design and high-rate production is essential, as is eligibility for a Secret Clearance.

You will translate customer requirements into low-cost, reliable designs, guide prototyping and testing, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring rigorous documentation and ASME Y14.5-2009 compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience with rocket motors, solid propulsion elements, and structural interfaces.
• Proficiency with computer-aided design and analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of design for additive manufacturing including material and design limitations of metal additive processes.
• Strong engineering fundamentals including in-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural mechanics.
• Effective communication skills are crucial for collaborating with cross-functional teams, presenting design concepts, and documenting work.
• An understanding of insensitive munitions protocols and practices utilized in the design of solid rocket motors.
• This position requires that the employee be eligible and maintain eligibility for a 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 the 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

Propulsion design

Additive manufacturing

CAD/CAE tools

Thermodynamics & fluid dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

ANYSYS

Job description

Ursa Major Technologies in Colorado is seeking a Staff Designer to lead the design, analysis, and qualification of solid rocket motor primary structures and propulsion elements. Experience with metal additive design and high-rate production is essential, as is eligibility for a Secret Clearance.

You will translate customer requirements into low-cost, reliable designs, guide prototyping and testing, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring rigorous documentation and ASME Y14.5-2009 compliance.