Lead, Process Chemical Engineer

Huntsville, AL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Lead Process Engineer - Chemical Engineering

Job Code: 35348

Job Location: Huntsville AL; Culpeper 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:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Manufacturing Engineer to work at our Missile Solutions facilities for chemical process scaleup. The position will report to Advanced Operations Technology (AOT) organization.

The selected candidate will specialize in developing automation solutions for the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment and work with the manufacturing and facility teams to design develop mature and scale-up chemical processes to improve manufacturing capability effectiveness and employee safety. The Lead Manufacturing Engineer will support manufacturing modernization initiatives within the scope of automation and chemical process scale-up. The AOT team works with stakeholders to identify opportunities in the manufacturing process draft technical requirements and craft solutions which align with the organizations vision for manufacturing modernization. This requires motivated self-starting individuals with a passion for technical creativity and the ability to work with others to achieve results. Furthermore the Lead Manufacturing Engineer supporting this project will lead developing process solutions through designing project management activities developing requirements working with key suppliers testing the process at the pilot scale and transitioning the solution to the production scale including commissioning and startup.

Essential Functions:

Chemical and Systems Engineering lifecycle which includes developing requirements creating conceptual solutions preparing plans managing suppliers testing systems and handing off the system to the end user.
Support the Development and implementation of the vision for the automation systems engineering team creating standards to drive commonality easier transitions to production and system support.
Troubleshoot existing systems to resolve issues and focusing on continuous improvement.
Identify modernization opportunities leveraging continuous improvement tools and documenting business case for implementation.
Ability to travel up to 25% to varying locations.
Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related engineering lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Knowledge of chemical process systems design/sustainment.
Experience of chemical process scale-up from pilot to production scale.
Experience developing statements or work and functional requirements specification documents.
Experience in creating and managing P&IDs.
Experience in equipment sizing.
Experience in project management.
Experience managing 3rd party equipment suppliers.
Experience in managing and supporting 3rd party Architectural and Engineering firms.

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Job Title: Lead Process Engineer - Chemical EngineeringJob Code: 35348Job Location: Huntsville AL; Culpeper VAJob Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday offJob Description:We are seeking an experienced Lead Manufacturing Engineer ...