Title:  Material Process Engineer (Energetics)

Job Title:  Senior Associate, Material Process Engineering

Job Code: 37746

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Material Process Engineer will support Energetics and Propellant Development. A wide application of advanced principles, theories and concepts in the propulsion field with a working knowledge of other related disciplines, such as thermal, structural, and ballistics analysis. Develops solutions to unique or controversial problems which have an important effect on major company programs. Typically, incumbents will have contributed inventions, new designs or techniques which are of significance to the solution of complex technical problems.

Essential Functions:

• Contributes to the development  of new methods or processes which require complete knowledge of chemistry and laboratory techniques.
• Performs testing using established specifications and procedures
• Compiles and evaluates test results.
• Prepares reports to document findings and recommendations as to processes, materials and projects.
• Reviews and approves related inputs such as tests and experiments conducted by other laboratory personnel
• Coordinates with personnel in other disciplines to integrate findings and recommendations.
• Evaluate and implement tractable solutions to technical problems involving the utilization of chemistry and chemical analysis techniques.
• Responsible for specifying chemical testing and evaluating data, providing chemical guidance and planning (technical), organizing (cost and schedule), and conducting technical projects covering a broad range of technical topics under the guidance of a Technical Project Lead (Technical Fellow or equivalent).
• Develop, plan, and promote projects independently for the implementation of novel technical approaches and cutting edge technologies.
• Consolidate results, prepare findings for reports.
• Pertinent codes, rules, and regulations related to areas of assignments.
• Principles of Good Laboratory Practices and Protocols.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree 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:                                                                                                                                                                  

• Degree in Chemistry, Material Science or related science and technical experience in the chemistry environment.
• Knowledge of chemical principles, thermodynamics, polymer chemistry, structure/property relationships, kinetics, and data analysis is essential.   
• Experience with energetic materials, statistical analysis, programming, and experimental set-up and data acquisition is a plus. 
• Explosives theory, compositions, and modeling is desired.