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# Design Engineer, Solid Missile Systems

- **Company:** Ursa Major
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $105,840.0 - $132,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, Computer-Aided Design, Test Data, Enterprise Software Applications, SC Clearance, Ansys
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-design-engineer-solid-rocket-motor-cases-ursa-major-2-9776383

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field with 5+ 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.

Desired Experience:

 * Master's degree or PhD in in a technical discipline such as mechanical or aerospace engineering.
 * Experience conducting insensitive munitions testing and product qualification.
 * Hands-on experience supporting rapid product development.
 * Experience designing hardware for high-rate production including automated processes.
 * Familiarity with composite overwrap and filament winding design and analysis.
 * Experience with Siemen's NX and Ansys software packages.
 * DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher.

## Description

* 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. Also, support customer interactions when requested.
 * 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.