# Senior Development Engineer

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. As Ursa Major continues it's growth within the realm of solid propulsion, we’re assembling an innovative and nimble team in order to bring needed improvements to the SRM industry. Applying the latest technologies to an outdated business model, we are able to improve cost, lead time, and flexibility without impacting reliability. Ursa Major prioritizes engineering excellence, building in-house capabilities in energetics, ballistics, and composites with an emphasis on novel designs focused on manufacturability and high-rate scalability. We are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on Senior Development Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of solid rocket motor (SRM) hardware. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded engineer who thrives at the intersection of design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing. This individual

- **Id**: 3899361
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ursa-major-senior-development-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Berthoud, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T20:35:36Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T17:10:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6474
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Retirement plans, Unlimited PTO, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 58870
- **Name**: Ursa Major
- **Domain**: ursamajor.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ursa-major>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.813
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 115000
- **Max**: 145000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 145000

## Technologies

- **Siemens NX** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T00:11:44Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 70
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.695
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 145000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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