Title:  Propellant Chemist

Job Title: Senior Associate, Materials & Process Engineering

Job Code: 33508

Job Location: Orange, VA, On-Site

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 Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Associate, Materials Process Engineering - Propellant Chemist to join our growing facility in Orange, Virginia. Reporting directly to the Sr. Manager of Propulsion Materials and Process Engineering, this propellant chemist role performs assignments requiring an application of principles, theories and concepts in the propulsion field with an emphasis on propellant chemistry technology and manufacturing with a working knowledge of other related disciplines (thermal and structural). Experience in process control, lean manufacturing best practices, and manufacturing operations experience of items such as propellants, explosives and liners is preferred.

Essential Functions:

• Designs, develops and modifies processes and methods for the manufacture and utilization of various solid rocket propellants and energetics formulations.
• Provides imaginative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems through the application of chemistry and/or chemical engineering disciplines and tools.
• Participation in design processes including trade studies, supplier selection, concurrent design and development, materials characterization, data analysis, and drawing review.
• Responsible for the preparation, execution and maintenance of materials and process specifications, and materials control plans (i.e. PMPP, corrosion control and contamination control plans).
• Analyzes materials and material components to establish operating data, conducts experimental or laboratory tests and evaluates results. Selects materials for inclusion in products based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering and a minimum of 2 years of prior related technical experience in energetic materials. 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:

• Practical 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.