What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mission Assurance Engineer position at Ursa Major?
Ursa Major was founded to address a critical shortfall in the U.S. industrial base and bring a new model to aerospace and defense systems : we design and manufacture the world’s leading propulsion systems for space, hypersonic applications, and missile systems.
Our products and technologies require an extraordinary team – a team that will mold tomorrow’s technologies while deploying today’s best. We are an intrinsically motivated team that has a passion for solving problems and empowering each other every day to develop our skills, knowing that there is always room for growth.
Ursa Major is seeking a Mission Assurance Engineer to drive quality, reliability, and risk management in our propulsion systems. This role blends mission assurance and systems engineering to ensure our products meet the highest standards of performance and safety. You will work cross-functionally with design, test, manufacturing, and program teams to develop robust risk mitigation strategies and ensure successful program execution.
Key Responsibilities :
- Develop and implement mission assurance processes to ensure product reliability and performance.
- Work directly with customer-facing operations teams to execute successful and safe test or flight campaigns
- Establish and maintain best practices for risk register management across different product lines.
- Work with design and product teams to find creative and efficient solutions to engineering challenges that ultimately reduce product risk.
- Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations for product failures and quality issues.
- Support design, test and flight reviews to assess risks and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with test teams to evaluate performance and reliability data, as well as compliance and enforcement of Test Like You Fly philosophy.
- Develop and maintain mission assurance documentation, including quality and risk management plans.
Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $80,000- $110,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we are evaluating individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
Benefits Include :
NOTE : 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. US CITIZENSHIP, PERMANENT RESIDENCY, REFUGEE OR ASYLUM STATUS IS REQUIRED. We’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. No outside recruiters, please.
Salary : $80,000 - $110,000
