Sr Principal Chemical Engineer; Solid Rocket Motor Propellant

Overview

Sr Principal Chemical Engineer (Solid Rocket Motor Propellant) – General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a premier provider to the US Department of Defense and allied nations, is seeking an experienced Sr Principal Chemical Engineer to join our team. We are committed to supporting the mission of the warfighter. Our products can be found with every U.S. military branch and with our allies around the world. We value trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.

We offer a robust total rewards package including compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits with a hybrid work option, career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

• Conducts research and development projects involving the study of chemical reactions and material properties to innovate and develop new products or optimize existing products.
• Designs experiments and builds prototypes and models used to investigate and support the development of improved chemicals, materials, products, and manufacturing processes.
• Compiles and analyzes testing data.
• Presents research results used to estimate costs, establish performance standards, identify solutions, and facilitate processes.
• Maintains lab and plant safety procedures for chemical storage, handling, transport, and disposal.
• Complies with all safety and environmental regulations.

• Propellant/explosive formulation for product development, scale-up and manufacturing
• Energetic material manufacturing and synthesis
• Energetics material hazards analysis, testing and mitigation strategy development
• Case bondline development, processing, and adhesion science
• Physical testing and characterization of propellant and subsystems
• Broad knowledge and experience with energetics, solid propellants and related materials; working knowledge of related disciplines such as thermal, structural, and ballistics analysis
• Substantial experience with physics-based modeling of related technologies (polymer mechanics, environmental degradation and aging, combustion, detonation, particle packing, rheology)

• Preferred Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree
• Discipline/Major:
  Chemical Engineering or other engineering degree required
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  10-12 years
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  Chemical engineering, manufacturing process engineering, product development, prototyping, research and development, industry standards, scientific testing, oral and written communication, critical and analytical thinking
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Director

• Full-time

• Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Science
• Industries:
  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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