Ursa Major

Berthoud
Total Offices: 3
330 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2015

Ursa Major Career Growth & Development

Ursa Major Employee Reviews

Career growth on my team is multi-faceted. The leadership and your team members at Ursa Major help you to grow your technical skills and ensure that you are constantly growing your soft skills. Ursa Major cares about what interests you and what future opportunities you are working towards and helps you get there! I look forward to going to work every day at Ursa Major to solve problems with my team members, grow as an individual and employee, and have fun building rocket engines!

Maggie
Maggie, Systems Engineer
Maggie, Systems Engineer

What People Are Saying About Ursa Major

  • Internal Mobility: Employer profiles and job materials explicitly state “promote from within” and highlight internal transitions, indicating pathways to advance inside the company. Leadership announcements include an internal elevation to CEO, reinforcing that advancement can occur from within.
  • Mentorship & Sponsorship: Career pages and postings cite mentorship programs, DoD SkillBridge on‑ramps, and managers responsible for career growth and technical mentoring, signaling structured guidance for employees. Employer profiles also mention customized development tracks and lunch‑and‑learns that support ongoing coaching.
  • Challenging Assignments: Public updates describe flight‑proven hypersonic missions, active test campaigns, and rapid iteration on propulsion systems, creating steep learning curves and end‑to‑end ownership. The high‑tempo, outcomes‑driven environment emphasizes moving fast and shipping hardware with visible program impact.

Ursa Major's Benefits

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Job training & conferences

Offers mentorship program

Provides online course subscriptions

Provides paid industry certifications

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks