{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c548c0f20d6e03efe5fbd4b7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c548c0f20d6e03efe5fbd4b7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c548c0f20d6e03efe5fbd4b7","title":"Program Chief Engineer, Solid Missile Systems","description":"The future of aerospace and defense starts here.\n\nUrsa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.\n\nThe Program Chief Engineer (Senior Responsible Engineer (RE)) for Solid Missile Systems (SMS) serves as the program's technical lead, directing a multidisciplinary team of design, systems, analysis, and manufacturing engineers through all phases of SRM development and deployment. In coordination with the Program Manager and under the authority of the SRM Chief Engineer, the RE establishes and manages product architecture, ensures disciplined application of systems engineering practices, and drives design maturity, analytical fidelity, and risk reduction. Core responsibilities include performing and delegating detailed design and analysis tasks, coordinating special studies, and overseeing material characterization, subsystem qualification, and full system-level qualification and verification. The RE also partners with SMS leaders across all disciplines to plan and execute ballistic, thermal, and structural analyses, as well as post-test data reduction and correlation, to validate performance and enable transition to production-ready hardware.\n\nThis role is highly self-driven with significant a requirement for leadership and delegation abilities. The RE will be the product and program technical owner, making key decisions for both to drive successful product development and program technical execution.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nProduct Architecture – Own the design and evolution of SRM architecture across programs. Ensure alignment with performance objectives, manufacturability, reusability, integration, and scalability. Lead/delegate design trade studies and down-selects.\nProduct Maturity – Manages product and product team from concept through development and technical advancement, organizing iterative design, build and test campaigns to promote technical and manufacturing maturity.\nProduct Qualification – Plans and coordinates activities leading to product qualification, including: Design-for-qualification; Systems engineering and requirements streamlining for qualification activities, qualification testing, insensitive munitions testing, hazards analysis testing.\nProduct Engineering Analysis – Works with multi-disciplinary leaders to organize and task out all needed analysis to validate propulsion performance. Oversee mass properties, trajectory coupling, thermal management, and structural margin assessments.\nProduction-Readiness – Ensures best practices for design-for-manufacture, including material selection, assembly considerations, and overall unit cost\nProduct Risk Strategy – Work with the Chief Engineer and Systems Engineering team to identify and manage technical and program risks; develop mitigation strategies through modeling, testing, and early-stage prototyping.\nSecondary Customer Interaction – Supports customer engagement, taking the lead on scheduled technical interchanges and technical discussions. Develops content and manages team inputs for customer deliverables. Leads presentations efforts for CoDR, PDR, CDR, post-test data reports etc… Works in tandem with the Program Manager and Chief Engineer to ensure all deliverables and milestones are met on time and with high engineering rigor.\nProduct Integrity – Ensure the technical rigor, safety, and quality of SRM products from clean sheet to production-ready status. Champions design discipline, test data correlation, anomaly resolution, and lessons learned integration.\n\n Other duties as assigned\n\nRequired Qualifications:\n\nBachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline\n5+ years of experience in propulsion or aerospace product development, including solid rocket motor design and systems integration.\nDemonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams\nExperience with SRM-specific subsystems including cases, nozzles, insulation, and grain design\nStrong systems thinking and ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability\n\nPreferred Experience:\n\nMaster's degree in aerospace engineering or related field\nDirect customer interaction with government and defense contractors\nHands-on experience with testing and qualification of solid propulsion systems\nFamiliarity with modern digital engineering tools, modeling & simulation, and FEA\nDemonstrated ability to mentor engineers and grow technical teams\n\nColorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $118,000 - $147,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.\n\nClassification: Full-time Exempt\n\nBenefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)\n\nUnlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement\nPaid Parental and Adoptive Leave\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\nTax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)\nEmployer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D\nAdditional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport\nEAP Program\nRetirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match\n\nHow To Apply:\nInterested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking \"Submit Application\". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.\n\nNOTE: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.\n\nMust be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).\n\nEligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.\n\nWe're an equal-opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.\n\nNo outside recruiters, please.","company":"Ursa Major","rawCompany":"ursa major","city":"Longmont","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-18T07:57:21.033Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"336414","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"336415","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-propulsion-unit-and-propulsion-unit-parts-manufacturing"},{"code":"336419","title":"Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"other-guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Chief Engineer, Solid Missile Systems","description":"The future of aerospace and defense starts here.\n\nUrsa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.\n\nThe Program Chief Engineer (Senior Responsible Engineer (RE)) for Solid Missile Systems (SMS) serves as the program's technical lead, directing a multidisciplinary team of design, systems, analysis, and manufacturing engineers through all phases of SRM development and deployment. In coordination with the Program Manager and under the authority of the SRM Chief Engineer, the RE establishes and manages product architecture, ensures disciplined application of systems engineering practices, and drives design maturity, analytical fidelity, and risk reduction. Core responsibilities include performing and delegating detailed design and analysis tasks, coordinating special studies, and overseeing material characterization, subsystem qualification, and full system-level qualification and verification. The RE also partners with SMS leaders across all disciplines to plan and execute ballistic, thermal, and structural analyses, as well as post-test data reduction and correlation, to validate performance and enable transition to production-ready hardware.\n\nThis role is highly self-driven with significant a requirement for leadership and delegation abilities. The RE will be the product and program technical owner, making key decisions for both to drive successful product development and program technical execution.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nProduct Architecture – Own the design and evolution of SRM architecture across programs. Ensure alignment with performance objectives, manufacturability, reusability, integration, and scalability. Lead/delegate design trade studies and down-selects.\nProduct Maturity – Manages product and product team from concept through development and technical advancement, organizing iterative design, build and test campaigns to promote technical and manufacturing maturity.\nProduct Qualification – Plans and coordinates activities leading to product qualification, including: Design-for-qualification; Systems engineering and requirements streamlining for qualification activities, qualification testing, insensitive munitions testing, hazards analysis testing.\nProduct Engineering Analysis – Works with multi-disciplinary leaders to organize and task out all needed analysis to validate propulsion performance. Oversee mass properties, trajectory coupling, thermal management, and structural margin assessments.\nProduction-Readiness – Ensures best practices for design-for-manufacture, including material selection, assembly considerations, and overall unit cost\nProduct Risk Strategy – Work with the Chief Engineer and Systems Engineering team to identify and manage technical and program risks; develop mitigation strategies through modeling, testing, and early-stage prototyping.\nSecondary Customer Interaction – Supports customer engagement, taking the lead on scheduled technical interchanges and technical discussions. Develops content and manages team inputs for customer deliverables. Leads presentations efforts for CoDR, PDR, CDR, post-test data reports etc… Works in tandem with the Program Manager and Chief Engineer to ensure all deliverables and milestones are met on time and with high engineering rigor.\nProduct Integrity – Ensure the technical rigor, safety, and quality of SRM products from clean sheet to production-ready status. Champions design discipline, test data correlation, anomaly resolution, and lessons learned integration.\n\n Other duties as assigned\n\nRequired Qualifications:\n\nBachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline\n5+ years of experience in propulsion or aerospace product development, including solid rocket motor design and systems integration.\nDemonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams\nExperience with SRM-specific subsystems including cases, nozzles, insulation, and grain design\nStrong systems thinking and ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability\n\nPreferred Experience:\n\nMaster's degree in aerospace engineering or related field\nDirect customer interaction with government and defense contractors\nHands-on experience with testing and qualification of solid propulsion systems\nFamiliarity with modern digital engineering tools, modeling & simulation, and FEA\nDemonstrated ability to mentor engineers and grow technical teams\n\nColorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $118,000 - $147,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.\n\nClassification: Full-time Exempt\n\nBenefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)\n\nUnlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement\nPaid Parental and Adoptive Leave\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\nTax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)\nEmployer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D\nAdditional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport\nEAP Program\nRetirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match\n\nHow To Apply:\nInterested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking \"Submit Application\". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.\n\nNOTE: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.\n\nMust be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).\n\nEligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.\n\nWe're an equal-opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.\n\nNo outside recruiters, please.","datePosted":"2026-10-18T07:57:21.033Z","dateModified":"2026-10-18T07:57:21.033Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ursa Major","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Longmont","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"c548c0f20d6e03efe5fbd4b7"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c548c0f20d6e03efe5fbd4b7"}}