Vice President, Engineering

Position Overview

Vice President of Engineering (VP of Engineering) leads an organization of agile engineers to develop, fly, and produce critically important novel hypersonic weapons and commercial liquid propulsion systems.

• Lead and build a growing team of engineers developing advanced hypersonic propulsion, avionics, and vehicle systems and integrating advanced seeker and warhead technologies to meet customer mission requirements.
• Execute technical (TRL) roadmaps for Ursa’s hypersonic products, including propulsion systems and fully integrated hypersonic vehicles.
• Own and improve the entire product design lifecycle: development, qualification, LRIP, and FRP.
• Collaborate with operations and manufacturing to achieve cost and lead‑time goals that enable world‑class delivery and quality performance for war fighters and other customers.
• Ensure programs achieve performance, schedule, and cost targets established by the business and are aligned to customer tactics, techniques, and procedures for logistics, handling, and launching.
• Continuously develop leaders to build a resilient and lasting engineering organization.
• Serve as a source of inspiration for every engineer at the business.

• 15+ years of technical leadership in a rapidly growing aerospace and defense environment.
• History of leading winning teams and rapidly progressing TRL through qualification and production.
• Deep technical background in hypersonics, rocket propulsion, and/or mission‑critical defense technology with established credibility within the military hypersonics community.
• Transformational communication, organizational, and decision‑making skills.

Colorado law requires us to disclose the base compensation range for this role: $240,000 – $300,000, determined by education, experience, skills, and abilities.

• Unlimited PTO – vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement.
• Paid parental and adoptive leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Tax‑advantaged accounts (HSA/FSA).
• Employer‑paid short and long‑term disability, basic life, and AD&D.
• Additional benefit options including voluntary life and emergency medical transport.
• EAP program.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Equity grants in the company.

Classification:
Full‑time Exempt.

US citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum status is required. 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 status, or disability status.