Staff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer (A&D)

Socket.dev; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and adoptive leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants in the company

Job summary

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Staff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer to lead development and manufacturing of next‑gen aerospace defense products. You will drive process development, DFx, and hand‑on fabrication, assembly, and test in a high‑reliability environment.

This on‑site role in Berthoud requires 8+ years in mechanical/industrial/aerospace fluid/electro‑mechanical systems, MES/ERP familiarity, and strong process documentation, tool design, and continuous improvement experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience designing or manufacturing high reliability fluid and electro‑mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and support manufacturing process development and champion industry best practices.
• Establish and communicate design for manufacturing principles in collaboration with design engineering, quality, and technical staff.
• Accelerate manufacturing capabilities with consideration for quality, capacity, scalability, ergonomics, and automation.
• Take a hands‑on role in the manufacturing process, including prototype builds, documenting work instructions, designing and implementing tooling, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement test procedures to validate product requirements and performance.
• Own manufacturing BOMs, routings, process planning, and process change management.
• Author manufacturing process documentation appropriate for product maturity and design phase of the program.
• Support AI&T infrastructure and growth with a focus on manufacturing readiness.

Skills

Manufacturing process development

Design for manufacturing

LEAN / Six Sigma

MES / ERP familiarity

GD&T

Hands-on fabrication

Education

Bachelor's/Graduate degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MES

ERP systems

Job description

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Staff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer to lead development and manufacturing of next‑gen aerospace defense products. You will drive process development, DFx, and hand‑on fabrication, assembly, and test in a high‑reliability environment.

This on‑site role in Berthoud requires 8+ years in mechanical/industrial/aerospace fluid/electro‑mechanical systems, MES/ERP familiarity, and strong process documentation, tool design, and continuous improvement experience.