As a Chemical Engineer, you will have a key role in supporting the design, analysis, component specification, integration and commissioning of facilities required for 21st century energetic material manufacturing. Specifically, you will join a multi-disciplinary team responsible for all aspects of requirement verifications, upgrade and anomaly resolution, design, analysis, test, and deployment of hardware and control sub-systems related to a disruptive new method for nitrocellulose production.
You’ll know you’re successful in this role when you’ve identified blockers, guided processes to address anomalies and performance shortfalls, verified requirements are satisfied and you’ve delivered on the agreed upon master schedule while adhering to environmental and safety best practices. To thrive in this role, you must have demonstrated success in the research, design and development of chemical process equipment/systems, create standards and specifications for processes, facilities, products and tests, and leverage an aptitude for hands-on definition of industrial CONOPS and commissioning of complex industrial/chemical systems.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Design/Analysis/Manufacture and Test of processes essential to energetic materials production
- Demonstrated experience generating P&ID schematics
- Optimize workflows by creating procedures and process flow documentation
- Maintain safety and environmental standards
- Develop methods to minimize by-products and waste materials in environmentally responsible manner
- Identify opportunities for process improvements: throughput, safety, waste streams, etc.
- Assist in the establishment of timelines and budgets
- Demonstrated experience with common manufacturing and fabrication techniques
- Experience scoping pumps, mixers, heat exchangers, ovens, precision flow meters, etc.
- Identify and coordinate contractors/vendors to design machinery and other equipment to optimize work processes
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with Data/Automation/Controls engineers
- 5+ years’ experience with Solidworks CAD and PDM or equivalent
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams of ~5 engineers
- Experience with process simulation software and data analysis tools
- Bachelors degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- Must be a US Persons as defined by § 120.62 of the ITAR
