Chemical Engineer

Leidos Inc; Rockaway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 58,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a chemical engineer at its Picatinny, NJ location to evaluate novel and legacy energetic materials and formulations. The role focuses on setup, operation, and optimization of continuous flow processes and associated equipment, plus product isolation and characterization using NMR, IR, Raman and UV/Vis spectroscopy.

You will support data analysis, DOE development, equipment acquisition, and safety compliance while collaborating with customers, vendors, and researchers to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related field.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Experience with mass balances and reactor design.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.
• US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data on synthesis of molecules for Army projects and follow research protocols.
• Interact with customers, vendors, and researchers to support projects.
• Test, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, install, and calibrate continuous processing equipment.
• Create DOEs to optimize continuous processes.
• Support acquisition of new equipment through market research, purchasing, installation.
• Establish SOPs for safe operation of material testing.
• Collect, organize, and analyze data; verify data entry.
• Maintain logbooks and record material balances and observations.
• Assist with technical reports, summaries, posters, data presentation, and protocols.
• Present work at program reviews, conferences and other venues.
• Maintain compliance with lab safety guidelines.

Skills

Excel

Laboratory experience

Data analysis

Chemical reactor design

DOEs

Mass balances

Communication

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

Tools

Dynochem

Aspen

Job description

Description

Leidos is looking for a chemical engineer to support the evaluation of novel and legacy energetic materials and formulations at its Picatinny, NJ location. Primary responsibilities to include setup, operation and optimization of continuous flow processes, such as continuous flow synthesis reactors, continuous crystallizers, continuous separators and other continuous flow equipment. The engineer will also be expected to perform product isolation and characterization work, such as filtration and operation of analytical tools including but not limited to NMR, IR, Raman and UV/Vis spectroscopy.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze data on the synthesis of molecules of interest to the U.S. Army, and execute research protocols in support of research, development, and production objectives.
• Interact with outside customers, vendors, and researchers to support contracted and subcontracted projects.
• Test, evaluate, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, install, and calibrate equipment for continuous processing.
• Create, evaluate and analyze DOEs for the optimization of continuous processes.
• Support acquisition of new equipment through market research, purchase, and installation.
• Establish standard operating procedures for the safe and effective operation of material testing.
• Collect, organize, and perform data analysis, and verify/correct data entry.
• Maintain clear and accurate logbooks, generate material balances; collect and record detailed observations about experiments.
• Assist with preparation of technical reports, summaries, posters, data presentation, and protocols.
• Present work being conducted at program reviews, conferences and other venues.
• Maintain compliance with established laboratory health and safety guidelines, as well as established methods/procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related fields.
• Skills should include a foundational and theoretical understanding of general scientific principles.
• Candidate must be well organized and self-motivated.
• Candidate must have strong competencies with Excel and other Microsoft office tools
• Hands-on experience with laboratory experimental procedures.
• Experience with mass balances, chemical reactor design and selection, and DOEs.
• Effective written and verbal communication. Must be able to work in a team-based environment.
• US citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with other analytical methodologies, such as GC-MS and HPLC/UPLC preferred.
• Familiarity with crystallization processes is a bonus.
• Knowledge of reaction calorimetry and reaction characterization/quantification preferred.
• Experience with modeling software (i.e. Dynochem , Aspen) and its application to finding optimal parameters for chemical reactions and recrystallization a major plus.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.