Turbomachinery Engineer II

The future of aerospace and defense starts here. 

Ursa 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. 

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.

As a Turbomachinery Design Engineer II, you will be a key member of a small and talented team working toward refining our turbomachinery across multiple engine platforms.  You will own portions of the turbopump design and provide an active voice in engine test and development. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform clean sheet design of turbopump subcomponents and assemblies to meet all system level requirements.


• Incorporate design modifications of existing components to increase performance, improve manufacturability, and resolve limitations.


• Support turbomachinery-related root-cause analysis efforts.


• Support analysis to ensure our turbopumps meet all system level requirements.


• Collaborate with the manufacturing, analysis, and test teams to reduce part-to-part variation and discrepancies to improve product performance and yield.


• Support assembly of first article prototypes.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.


• 3+ years’ experience in design, development, and testing.


• 3+ years' experience within hardware-focused organizations.


• 3+ years’ experience working with CAD software, preferably Siemens NX or PTC Creo.


• Comfortable working in fast-paced, startup environment.


• Design experience in one or more of the following areas:




• Mechanical Design, Bearing Design, Seal Design, Rotor dynamics; balancing fundamentals, and/or DFM, GD&T and blueprint review




• Track record of a clear communication process between design, manufacturing, and test operations to ensure products meets all specifications.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience in turbomachinery design, development, and testing.


• Experience operating in ISO 9001 or AS9100 certified organizations.


• Demonstrated success as project lead.


• Working knowledge of thermodynamics of incompressible flows and cryogenic fluids.


• Demonstrated proficiency with basic principles of design for additive manufacturing


• Liquid propellant rocket engine design, test, or analysis


• Experience with structural and thermal analysis using Ansys FEA software


• Experience of 3D modeling and 2D drawing creation in CAD

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $91,000 - $116,000, 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. 

Classification: Full-time Exempt