Senior Chemical Engineer – Defense Manufacturing Leader

Cruz Associates, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cruz Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer for the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, MD.

The role focuses on technical leadership, process engineering support for ordnance and defense manufacturing, and ensuring safe, compliant production processes. The candidate will apply chemical-engineering principles to process development, production support, troubleshooting, optimization, qualification activities, and continuous improvement, coordinating with operations and

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in ordnance, ammunition, explosives, weapons systems, logistics, maintenance, or related military/government environment.
• Experience supporting production or chemical-process operations.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and industrial equipment.
• Experience developing technical documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with operators, technicians, engineers, maintenance personnel, and management.
• Must be able to successfully complete required background checks and drug screening.
• Ability to receive and maintain a secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level chemical engineering support to day-to-day manufacturing and process operations.
• Develop, review, and improve process flows, equipment arrangements, operating procedures, and process-control strategies.
• Troubleshoot chemical-process, equipment, instrumentation, and production issues and develop technically sound corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, engineering specifications, operating procedures, work instructions, and process-control documentation.
• Evaluate process performance using engineering data, statistical methods, material balances, process measurements, and production metrics.
• Lead or support process-improvement initiatives involving safety, quality, throughput, yield, reliability, cost, and waste reduction.
• Provide technical direction during equipment installation, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and modification activities.
• Support investigations of process deviations, nonconformances, equipment failures, and production anomalies.
• Participate in engineering reviews, risk assessments, process hazard analyses, management-of-change activities, and readiness reviews as applicable.
• Ensure engineering changes are documented, reviewed, tested, and incorporated into controlled production processes.
• Work with safety personnel to ensure processes comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and analyze process data to identify trends, establish process capability, and improve process control.
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers and manufacturing personnel.
• Interface with program management, quality, supply chain, maintenance, laboratories, and customer representatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Data-analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Engineering data-analysis tools

Job description

Cruz Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer for the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, MD.

The role focuses on technical leadership, process engineering support for ordnance and defense manufacturing, and ensuring safe, compliant production processes. The candidate will apply chemical-engineering principles to process development, production support, troubleshooting, optimization, qualification activities, and continuous improvement, coordinating with operations and