Blast & Explosion Testing Engineer (Blast Consultant)

Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants Inc. (BakerRisk) is an employee-owned global consulting firm whose mission is to manage hazards and risks through high-value services products and research. Our team of dedicated scientists and engineers specializes in technical risk management and the prediction prevention and investigation of potentially catastrophic events including explosions fires and toxic material releases. Utilizing advanced methodologies proprietary in-house tools and expertise across disciplines such as heat transfer fluid mechanics solid mechanics and thermodynamics we assess potential consequences and risks and design protection prevention and mitigation systems. Through ongoing research development and testing BakerRisk continues to advance the methodologies and tools used to address complex technical challenges and deliver innovative high-quality engineering and risk management solutions.

BakerRisk provides services to industries and governments around the world with work performed in more than 75 countries. Our diverse client base includes organizations in the oil and gas petrochemical chemical pharmaceutical industrial manufacturing production refining mining explosives agriculture government and insurance sectors as well as government agencies and private companies involved with hazardous materials. Our services range from process safety and risk management to specialized engineering and testing allowing BakerRisk to support clients across a broad range of industries and technical applications.

Description:

Our corporate office located in San Antonio TX is seeking a full-time entry level engineer in our Blast Effects section. This position will have a focus on supporting testing related to flammability and explosion phenomena. The successful applicant will also assist mid-level and senior staff in explosion consequence assessments and supporting incident investigations. Position will also involve preparing technical proposals reports and presentations.

Requirements:

• Mechanical Engineering degree or related discipline (MS or PhD preferred).
• Must have the ability to support multiple projects while meeting deadlines and working with a variety of personnel under a range of conditions (i.e. test ranges office industrial and accidental explosion sites).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Field or lab-scale testing experience is required.
• This position will require frequent travel.

BakerRisk offers a competitive salary and benefit package including holiday vacation and sick leave pay medical/dental insurance 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and potential for a year-end bonus.

BakerRisk is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

BakerRisk and its affiliated companies are drug-free workplaces.

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