<div class="content-intro"><p> </p> <p><span data-teams="true"><strong>The future of aerospace and defense starts here. <br></strong></span></p> <p><span data-teams="true"><br>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. </span></p></div><p> </p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>The journey to space starts with the engines.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ursa Major is bringing a new model to propulsion and defense technology: one where performance and access are no longer constrained by legacy systems. We design, build, and deploy advanced propulsion systems that power national security missions, hypersonic capabilities, and the future of space access.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our mission requires an extraordinary team—one that will mold tomorrow’s critical technologies while deploying today’s best. We are an intrinsically motivated team with a passion for solving complex technical problems and empowering each other every day, knowing that there is always room for growth.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>About The Role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reporting directly to the Head of Digital Operations, the Director of Enterprise Systems & Software (ESS) is a strategic executive technology leader responsible for establishing central ownership, governance, and architectural rigor across Ursa Major's entire internal enterprise digital landscape.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This role officially transitions core enterprise system ownership out of legacy, ad-hoc structures (previously managed under Digital Manufacturing) and establishes a dedicated department built on extreme system ownership. You will lead a high-performing team of dedicated Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across core enterprise platforms (PLM, ERP, MES, Data/BI) alongside our internal Software Engineering organization (which builds custom internal web applications, including our engine testing solution and enterprise integration middleware). Day 1 leadership scope includes inheriting an established team (1x Product Owner, 2x Senior Software Developers, and a Manager of Digital Manufacturing transitioning to lead Enterprise Systems Integrations) alongside hiring dedicated Systems Engineers/Architects across PLM (Windchill), ERP (Odoo), MES (Critical Manufacturing), Atlassian, and Data Science/Analytics.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As Ursa Major scales from 380 to 500+ employees and prepares for public-company operations, you will lead the evolution of our ERP (Odoo) into a public-company-ready platform. Over time, your organization will systematically absorb and professionalize adjacent business-critical systems—such as HighQA, Jama, Ignition, and Atlassian—building an integrated digital thread across ISA-95 levels and laying the technical foundation for a fully operational Digital Twin across our manufacturing facilities by EOY 2027.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Establish centralized ownership and serve as the executive authority for all business-critical enterprise platforms, enforcing to internal stakeholders that ESS provides dedicated SME ownership, administration, and support.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead the strategy to systematically absorb, integrate, and govern critical A&D enterprise tools, including HighQA (quality/inspection), Jama (requirements management), Ignition (SCADA/HMI), and Atlassian (collaboration) thereby creating single-point accountability for the software that runs the business.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Define system boundaries and single-source-of-truth data authority across PLM (Windchill), ERP (Odoo), MES (Critical Manufacturing), and shop-floor SCADA (Ignition) to eliminate data friction, manual rework, and audit risks.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Establish the strategic technical roadmap and execution plan to connect engineering design, materials planning, shop-floor execution, and engine test data into a fully integrated Digital Twin environment before EOY 2027.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Assume complete ownership of our ERP ecosystem (Odoo), transitioning it out of legacy Digital Manufacturing management, and architect its core inventory, Work-in-Progress (WIP) tracking, Average Costing mechanics, and financial reporting structures to support public-company standards.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Direct and mentor a multi-disciplinary department comprising Enterprise Systems Architects (PLM, ERP, MES, Atlassian), Data Scientists/Analysts, Software Engineers, Product Owners, and Integration Leads.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Guide the transition of our Digital Manufacturing Manager into leading a dedicated Enterprise Systems (ES) Integrations team, ensuring robust API middleware and secure data pipelines connect all internal systems.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oversee i