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. Awide 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 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:

Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Degreein Chemistry Material Science or related science andtechnical 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.