Principal Energetics Process Engineer

The future must be created.

Chemistry is the invisible layer under every critical system, and the supply chain behind it has become a weapon. Ohr makes the molecules that matter most, from the atom up: energetics, propellants, rare-earth extract ants and the ignition chemicals already in production today.

Ohr makes energetic materials and the precursors they depend on, and we are scaling that production domestically. This role owns the process engineering behind it: designing, scaling, and qualifying manufacturing processes for energetics in an environment where the safety case is not a document produced after the design - it is the design.

Our mission demands more than great science. It requires a particular kind of team - visionary builders, hustlers, scientists, operators. Together, we carry both the technical depth to make the chemistry work and the commercial instinct to make the business thrive. P

eople are our engine. Collaboration is our multiplier.

• Design, scale, and optimize manufacturing processes for energetic materials and energetic precursors

• Own scale-up of energetic formulations from laboratory and pilot operations into qualified production

• Lead process safety:
  Process Hazard Analyses, HAZOPs, FMEAs, explosive safety assessments, in-process quantity limits, and hazard classification

• Ensure compliance with ATF, OSHA Process Safety Management, DoD explosive safety standards including DoD 4145.26 and DDESB requirements, MIL specifications, NFPA standards, and environmental regulations

• Specify, commission, and qualify equipment for energetic processing - mixing, drying, coating, pressing, and precursor synthesis including nitration where applicable

• Own the process documentation production runs on: PFDs, P&IDs, SOPs, work instructions, engineering specifications, and commissioning packages

• Transition new formulations out of R&D with the sensitivity, thermal stability, and compatibility data that supports the safety case

• Lead incident investigations and corrective and preventive action

• Support technical due diligence on energetics manufacturing assets and technologies as Ohr's footprint grows

You have run energetics in a real facility, and it shows in how you design. You know which unit operations forgive a mistake and which ones don't, you've been through the regulatory process rather than read about it, and you are comfortable being the person who says a process cannot be run safely  likely have:

• A PhD in chemical engineering or chemistry - an MS or BS paired with deeper industrial experience will be considered

• 10+ years of process engineering experience, including hands-on work in energetics manufacturing or energetic precursor production

• Direct experience with energetic material sensitivity, thermal stability, and compatibility, and with the testing that establishes them

• Strong Process Safety Management and hazardous materials background in a high-hazard production environment

• Experience with process modeling, data analysis, and statistical process control

• Experience specifying, commissioning, and qualifying process equipment inside a regulated facility

• Excellent technical writing — your documentation will be read by regulators and auditors

• Strong plus

  • Nitration chemistry or oxidizer precursor production experience

  • ATF licensing and DDESB siting experience

  • Pyrotechnics (BKNO3) or high-explosive pellet pressing experience

  • Propellant or ordnance qualification programs, and experience with process simulation tools such as Aspen Plus, ChemCAD, or AVEVA

AFTER 3 MONTHS

• You own the process safety case and the scale-up path for our lead energetic product line

AFTER 6-12 MONTHS

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