# Senior Ballistics Analyst

**Ursa Major**

- **Location:** Berthoud, Colorado
- **Salary:** $107K–$134K
- **Clearance:** Secret
- **Eligibility:** US person / green card
- **Export control:** ITAR/EAR controlled
- **Visa:** Not specified
- **Discipline:** Other
- **Seniority:** Senior
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18

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**The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
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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.

**Role Overview**

The **Senior Ballistician** will support the research, design, analysis, test, and evaluation efforts that define the performance of the next generation of SRM technologies. As a Senior Ballistician, you will provide technical analysis results, inputs to design & manufacturing, and deliver innovative solutions to the complex ballistic and energetic challenges facing the industry.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Perform ballistics analysis to meet programmatic requirements and inform/validate design

- Develop, refine, and validate computational methods and tools to predict and analyze propellant performance and rocket motor ballistic performance

- Perform test data review and be capable of drawing meaningful conclusions to influence future designs

- Assist in preparing and presenting technical ballistic results to government partners and customers with the ability to explain the results

- Support in the characterization, testing, and modeling of energetic materials

- Support rapid response failure investigations, failure analysis and facilitate production deviation closures to meet engineering requirements and mission objectives

- Collaborate with the systems, design, and manufacturing teams to ensure motor performance meets performance requirements while remaining manufacturable

- Organize/prepare/present major program efforts and findings to internal and external customers, including government and commercial entities

- Other duties as assigned

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field

- 4+ years of experience in Solid Rocket Motors, ballistics, or engineering design/analysis

- Demonstrated technical work experience in energetics performance analysis

- Experience with experimental design and data analysis

- Proficiency in CLWire, SPP, or similar ballistic analysis tools

- Familiarity with control theory and its application to engineering problems

- Experience working with cross-functional teams, interfacing with internal/external customers

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced development environment

- **This position requires that the employee be eligible and maintain eligibility for a Secret Clearance**

**Desired Experience**

- Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline

- Proficiency in Matlab, Python, C++, Fortran, or similar programming languages

- Hands-on experience with program/project work in applied R&D and/or production support

- Familiarity with combustion instability phenomena

- A strong background in fluid mechanics and/or compressible flow

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $107,000 - $134,000, 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

**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.

**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.

**Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).**

**Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance. **

_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.

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