Sr Chemical Engineer

Summary

Provides advanced engineering expertise toward the support and execution of highly technical and advanced manufacturing processes typically requiring specialized chemical and materials engineering qualifications, knowledge, and skills. Performs technical project management and engineering design, development, evaluation, and quality assurance functions for highly complex engineering projects and products, regularly offering innovative solutions to significant technical challenges in the realm of national security applications.

Applies mathematical, physical science, and advanced engineering technologies in accomplishing engineering delivery objectives. Exercises considerable latitude in determining and defining technical objectives of assignments and responsibilities. Recognized authority within area of expertise with wide versatility of experience and capability.

• Performs project planning and manages project resources, including multiple individuals and disciplines, to achieve quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Conducts research and development experiments to resolve complex engineering and quality problems involving highly technical and scientific methods.
• Writes technical reports on results and conclusions drawn from experiments conducted and incorporates findings in formal specifications.
• Estimates set‑up times, flow‑times, costs of production and acceptance equipment, and compiles cost estimates and delivery quotations, monitors performance, and prepares reports, statistics, and recommendations for management review.
• Participates in establishing operating procedures on new products and components.
• Defines and recommends new designs, design changes, and alternate designs of instruments and test equipment, and orders tooling, gaging, and equipment necessary to assure product quality.
• Plans and performs engineering testing and development programs and uses advanced statistical and scientific methods to address and resolve critical engineering and production problems to assure product manufacturability/inspectability.
• Originates, refines, and releases complex manufacturing or inspection work directions.
• Determines acceptability of processes and materials in conjunction with design agency and other affected organizations.
• Interacts with design agency and/or supplier counterparts to resolve moderate to complex design, development, production and acceptance issues.
• Based on research, applies, develops and recommends innovative methodologies and technologies which are equal to the industry's state of the art to resolve processing, inspection and design problems.
• Provides technical consultation to management and others, and leads technical project teams.
• Responsible for work that may involve longer range and/or complex business objectives in field of expertise.
• Leads, trains and mentors Engineer I and Engineer II on various test processes and procedures.
• Evaluates and implements innovations and technological advances that improve quality, reduce flow‑time, improve productivity, and enhance operational surety.
• Performs highly complex calibration and measurement services, recommends changes in calibration procedures to improve services, and solves special measurement problems.
• May perform other duties as required.
• Conducts activities in a safe and healthy manner and works in accordance with established HS&E requirements to ensure the protection of employees, the public, and the environment. Takes actions necessary to "stop" work when an unsafe condition or action is identified. Every employee has the right and responsibility to stop work when unsafe conditions or actions are identified.

• Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program or bachelor's of science degree in Physics from an accredited program.
• Six or more years of relevant experience in engineering, analytical, or related technical activities.