The journey to space starts with the engines. 

Ursa Major was founded to bring a new model to space access: one in which every link in an enormous value chain isn’t limited by those around it. We design rocket engines and propulsion solutions.

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.

An Embedded Software Engineer at Ursa Major is expected to develop and maintain the software that operates our engines. You will work within a small team to ensure that our flight software pushes the limits of what is possible with respect to reliability and functionality to enable our engines to be best in class. You will need to be driven, detail oriented, and focused to support efforts to continually improve our engines and respond to quick development programs while guaranteeing the high performance and maintainability of our products. 

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy embedded software for rocket engines in all stages of development and production 
• Work with team members to scope and define new and existing software features

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• 2+ years developing C/C++ applications for embedded systems, potentially including ARM, SoC, and FPGA softcore processors
• Experience with hardware level software and firmware development (timers, interrupts, communication protocols, ADCs, etc) 
• Experience working with electronic hardware, reading schematics, and using hardware debugging equipment 
• Ability to work effectively in teams or individually 
• Ability to be self-directed and balance several tasks at one time 

Desirable Experience

• Experience with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, and other software/scripting languages
• Experience working with automated build and test
• Working knowledge of HDL and FPGA operation 
• Exposure to RTOS and/or Linux kernel code

Benefits Include

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance; LTD & STD; Life and AD&D
• Retirement Savings Plan - Traditional 401(k) and a Roth 401(k)
• Company stock options

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.

US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED.

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.

URSA'S COVID POLICY:

As a U.S. government contractor, Ursa Major is subject to President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors requiring federal contractors to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. However, recently a federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that prohibits the government from enforcing the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The order covers all contractors and subcontractors in the United States and its territories, and will be in place until further notice. Additionally, while Ursa Major is still subject to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard given our 100+ employees, its implementation and enforcement is currently suspended pending future developments in the litigation.

Given these updates, we are suspending the Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy until further notice. With this is mind, Ursa Major fully intends to comply immediately with changes to any COVID-19 mandates.