Title:  Propellant Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Propellant Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 38719

Job Location: Camden, AR

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Propellant Manufacturing Engineer provides engineering support for the manufacture of propellant mixing and casting of rocket motors. Implement process improvements and track operations and performance parameters to ensure high quality, on time delivery in support of the warfighter. Work consists of making basic adjustments to systems and processes to solve problems. Identifies, defines and addresses general problems that are typically within the immediate job area. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experiences or standard procedures and basic analysis.

Essential Functions:

• Intermediate professional with practical knowledge of job area. 
• Works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area.
• Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
• Identifies and addresses changes within own job area.
• Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results.
• Investigates and determines root causes of problems, develops and implements corrective and preventive actions.
• Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects.
• Minimal travel required.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Minitab.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Statistical Analysis experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.