Staff Program Mfg Engineer — Rocket Motor Production

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, etc.

Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)

Disability and Life Insurance

Additional Voluntary Benefits

401k with Company Match

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a Staff Program Manufacturing Engineer who will own the manufacturing engineering requirements for one or more solid rocket motor programs, guiding them from development through full-rate production.

You will drive DFM/DFA early in design and ensure process capability, yield targets, and robust, repeatable production processes across multiple interfaces including propellant processing and assembly operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years’ experience in manufacturing engineering within aerospace/defense or similar highly regulated industry.
• Experience with DFM/DFA methodologies and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Experience taking hardware from development/prototype builds into stable, repeatable production.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing engineering responsibility for assigned solid rocket motor programs across the full lifecycle: development, qualification, low-rate initial production, and full-rate production.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles early in the design cycle.
• Ensure process capability and yield targets.
• Responsible for Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRRs), line set-up, tooling readiness, and operator training.
• Identify manufacturing risks and opportunities; develop and track mitigation plans and improvement projects.
• Maintain close communication with development and process engineers across propellant processing, case preparation, liner application, casting, cure, assembly, and integration operations.

Skills

DFM/DFA

Manufacturing readiness

Production transfer

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP

MES

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a Staff Program Manufacturing Engineer who will own the manufacturing engineering requirements for one or more solid rocket motor programs, guiding them from development through full-rate production.

You will drive DFM/DFA early in design and ensure process capability, yield targets, and robust, repeatable production processes across multiple interfaces including propellant processing and assembly operations.