DoW Skillbridge - Senior Program Manager

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.

The Senior Program Manager will be a transitioning service member who drives customer requirements, schedules, resources, and overall program progress to ensure customer satisfaction and our business success. The role owns on‑time execution of customer deliverables and serves as a technical liaison.

• Drive program progress, from identification of market need through sustainment and obsolescence
• Manage the customer relationship and be responsible for customer satisfaction
• Define program objectives and align resources required to execute
• Own the program budget, schedule, and Key Results (KRs) and regularly monitor and report on program health
• Own the schedule for the program and pull inputs from across the company and re‑baselining as changes occur
• Evaluate technical and program risks/opportunities, drive mitigations of risk and realization of opportunities
• Identify and help realize program or product opportunities to strengthen the business
• Drive program technical and operational objectives while ensuring program progress and on‑time delivery
• Serve as the primary customer point of contact, manage contract scope, prepare material for and host regular customer check‑in meetings, and lead the preparation of contract deliverables
• Collaborate with team members to write, review, and deliver technical deliverables
• Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in program management or aerospace leadership
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements
• Proven program management experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
• Proven experience leading a team of peers to field integrated products to real operating environments
• Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow
• U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee or asylum status is required
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Experience with Department of Defense and government contracts
• Leadership and team building skills including fostering collaborative and positive cultures, formal and informal influencing skills, and team empowerment and motivation expertise
• Problem solving skills and knowledge of program management tools and procedures
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Colorado law requires us to disclose the base compensation range for this role, which is $125,000 - $160,000, determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• 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 – 401(k) with Company Match
• Equity Grants in the Company

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.