Process Engineer

Leidos Inc; Rockaway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 69,550 - 125,725; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. Defense Sector seeks a Process Engineer to join at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, to develop and optimize propellant processes using state-of-the-art tools.

Responsibilities include literature searches, developing enhanced propellants, enabling additive manufacturing, and scaling methods from lab to pilot and production.

Requirements: BS in Chemical Engineering with 2–6 years, experience with process development tools, excellent communication, teamwork, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering and 2-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with process development tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing literature searches to develop and maintain awareness of latest ingredients, processes, and techniques.
• Develop new enhanced performance propellants utilizing traditional formulation processes as well as advanced additive manufacturing techniques.
• Develop customized ingredients to enable AM of propellants.
• Support the transition of laboratory scale methods to pilot and ultimately production scales.

Skills

Process development

Team collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Literature search

Job description

Description

The Defense Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Process Engineer to work at our Picatinny Arsenal, NJ site to conduct process development and optimization for the preparation of propellants utilizing state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing literature searches to develop and maintain awareness of latest ingredients, processes, and techniques.
• Develop new enhanced performance propellants utilizing traditional formulation processes as well as advanced additive manufacturing techniques.
• Develop customized ingredients to enable AM of propellants.
• Support the transition of laboratory scale methods to pilot and ultimately production scales.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering and 2-6 years of relevant experience.
• Prior experience with process development tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment.
• US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with energetics and/or additive manufacturing.

Pay and Benefits

Pay range: $69,550.00 - $125,725.00. 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.

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.