Energetic Materials Process Engineer (Propellants)

Nammo Defense Systems Inc.; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

4x10 work week (Mon-Thu) with Fridays

Generous PTO & holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) & HSA

Job summary

Nammo Defense Systems, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, is hiring an Energetics Scientist/Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert for production propellants and liners.

You will conduct and supervise projects involving formulation, raw ingredient testing, lab-scale mixing, batch scale-up, propellant property testing, and data analysis. The position reports to the Propellant, Explosives and Pyrotechnic Supervisor and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support production programs, ensuring safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Material Science, Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Experience with various lab instruments for analysis and testing of energetic materials.
• Working knowledge of energetic material regulations and safe handling/measurement.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate well with the cross-functional NDS Mesa Team.

Responsibilities

• Apply chemical principles to safely analyze and conduct experiments on propellants, pyrotechnics, and/or explosives to meet program requirements or to make production improvements.
• Develop and/or modify formulas, processes, procedures, and techniques to manufacture propellant.
• Develop methods and analyses to create tests compositions to understand and modify chemical, physical, mechanical, ballistic, and hazard properties.
• Establish optimal trade-off of propellant properties by modifying composition to achieve objectives.
• Serve as a principal investigator to resolve propellant production issues.
• Follow standard laboratory practices and safety procedures.
• Coordinate and schedule support work for other departments.
• Make oral presentations outlining/summarizing progress on selected projects and programs to both internal and external customers.
• Prepare technical reports detailing work progression and results.
• Provide labor, equipment, and material estimates for laboratory work required to support production projects.
• Assign/delegate work to technicians and junior chemists.
• Provide training to technicians to perform chemical weigh out, small scale propellant mixing, laboratory testing, mechanical property testing, and burn rate testing.
• Review results of experiments and analyses performed by other scientists or technicians.
• Perform Statistical Process Control charting and predictive modelling to identify propellant performance and/or property trends.
• Follow standard practices and safety procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Lab instruments

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s in STEM

PhD in Chemistry/Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Lab equipment

Job description

Nammo Defense Systems, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, is hiring an Energetics Scientist/Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert for production propellants and liners.

You will conduct and supervise projects involving formulation, raw ingredient testing, lab-scale mixing, batch scale-up, propellant property testing, and data analysis. The position reports to the Propellant, Explosives and Pyrotechnic Supervisor and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support production programs, ensuring safety