Job Description
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.
Ursa Major is seeking a Director Air Force Weapon Systems to lead the definition integration and operational alignment of next-generation Hypersonic All Up Round (AUR) solutions. This role serves as the critical bridge between program management engineering business development and the end-user warfighter community—ensuring Ursa Major’s propulsion and weapon system technologies translate into fieldable differentiated and operationally superior capabilities.
The ideal candidate combines deep Air Force weapon system domain expertise strong user community engagement credibility and the ability to shape requirements and acquisition pathways that accelerate transition from development to production programs of record.
Key Responsibilities
Weapon System Definition & Integration
- Partner with Program Managers and technical leadership to shape end-to-end requirements architecture and design of Ursa Major All Up Round solutions.
- Ensure system-level decisions create competitive differentiated operational value from the warfighter’s perspective.
- Drive alignment between Air Force mission needs TTPs performance trades and logistics realities.
Warfighter & User Community Engagement
- Act as a senior interface to operational weapon officers/users across Air Force communities.
- Shape customer requirements to reflect the unique operational advantages enabled by Ursa Major propulsion technologies.
- Maintain persistent engagement to identify gaps between user needs and acquisition community priorities then lead strategies to close those gaps in ways that:
- Accelerate transition to production programs
- Create competitive positioning
- Improve mission effectiveness
Operational Enablement for Advanced Propulsion
- Support customer development of logistics concepts handling procedures and operational processes required to employ hydrogen-peroxide-enabled propulsion systems.
- Ensure readiness to progress from development → operational test → fielding → production with minimal friction.
- Provide similar operational advocacy and enablement for:
- High-loading-grain (HLG) solid rocket motor propellant
- Novel manufacturing approaches that expand industrial base capacity and performance versus legacy SRM solutions
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Collaborate across Engineering Programs Business Development and SRM product teams to align technical capability with mission demand signals.
- Inform capture strategy customer messaging and roadmap prioritization using direct user insight.
- Serve as an internal and external thought leader on future weapon system employment concepts.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in weapon/missile systems advanced munitions or targets within DoD industry or national security organizations.
- Demonstrated experience engaging operational warfighter communities and acquisition stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of:
- Weapon system requirements development
- Test fielding handling and sustainment processes
- Military logistics and operational employment concepts
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional technical and programmatic decisions.
- Active U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Preferred Qualifications
- Operational military experience in Fires air and missile defense strike or munitions employment.
- Working knowledge of handling systems with solid rocket motors liquid propulsion or advanced energetics.
- Knowledge of various Hypersonic subsystem providers and capabilities.
- Advanced degree in engineering systems engineering or a related technical field.
- Top Secret Security Clearance
Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role which is $200000 - $245000 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
Benefits Include: (Please note Interns are not eligible for benefits)
- Unlimited PTO - Vacation Sick Personal and Bereavement
- Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
- Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability Basic Life AD&D
- Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
- EAP Program
- Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
- Equity Grants in the Company
How To Apply:
Interested 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.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in weapon/missile systems
- Demonstrated experience engaging operational warfighter communities
- Strong understanding of weapon system requirements development
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional decisions
- Active U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain one
What the Team is Saying
Ursa Major Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—Company materials outline comprehensive medical dental vision life/AD&D and short‑term disability coverage. Third‑party profiles also note mental health benefits and FSA availability.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Policies include unlimited PTO paid holidays and two company‑wide shutdown weeks in July and at year‑end. Paid maternity paternity and adoptive leave are explicitly offered.
- Retirement Support—Current materials state traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match. This signals strengthened retirement support relative to earlier practices.
Ursa Major Insights
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We believe that each unique team member fuels the creativity necessary to build the world’s best propulsion systems. This is realized as a deeply held commitment to celebrating individuality hiring talent across all backgrounds and experiences building a culture of inclusion and constantly challenging ourselves to improve.
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Date Posted
05/14/2026
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