Senior Engineer – Energetics Processing

ERG is a research and consulting firm that provides a wide range of support to federal, state, and commercial clients. ERG offers multidisciplinary teams with nationally recognized skills in engineering, science, economics, public health, informational technology, and communications. We hire people with the best minds and then provide them with a vibrant and flexible environment in which to develop their careers. The qualified individual must be highly motivated with the skills to prioritize, perform, and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment. 

Advance your career with a team of engineering, facilities, planning, and explosive safety professionals that focus on quality work and fostering collaborative, long-term relationships. ERG is seeking a Senior Engineer with Energetics Processing experience to support energetics and chemical manufacturing processes, including evaluating safe processes, equipment, and facility design, formulating risk mitigation strategies, providing technical expertise in new process startup activities, evaluating standard operating procedures (SOPs), performing malfunction and incident investigation, and interacting with technical customers to provide process engineering and safety expertise. Project management, meeting facilitation, incident investigation, and hazard analysis facilitation experience is required. This is a full-time position that supports a federal site in Indian Head, Maryland, and will involve working closely with a team of junior and mid-level engineers.

This position will require full-time on-site at the federal site in Indian Head, MD, and will include interaction and support from ERG personnel at the federal site, as well as from ERG’s Chantilly and Arlington offices. Indian Head is approximately 30 miles from Washington, DC, 25 miles from Alexandria, VA, and 60 miles from Fredericksburg, VA.

Job Description:

• Providing technical evaluations on a variety of process engineering, process safety, and hazard analysis projects associated with energetics research, development, and manufacturing operations
• Planning and executing preliminary hazard analyses (PHAs), process hazard analyses (PrHAs), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), layer of protection analyses (LOPAs), failure mode and effect analyses (FMEAs), system hazard analyses (SHAs), Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs), and Operating and Support Hazards Analyses (O&SHAs) and other hazard analysis and risk assessment techniques
• Applying root cause analysis (RCA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) techniques in the execution of malfunction and failure analyses and incident investigations
• Development of safety, environmental, engineering, and quality documentation for process startup and re-start efforts. 
• Preparing and reviewing SOPs for energetics processing operations
• Performing process design tasks, such as reviewing new or as-built drawings, equipment, and/or process specifications and reviewing engineering calculations that support equipment configuration and process condition determinations
• Providing other on-site support as needed, including participating in various technical meetings, drafting meeting minutes, performing reviews of technical information, calculations, and previously completed analyses, and performing plant inspections/audits
• Providing mentorship and technical guidance to mid- and junior-level engineers supporting task execution

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
• At least 20 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical background in process engineering, process safety, and hazard analysis
• Expertisein energetic manufacturing processes is strongly desired
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders
• Excellent verbal/written communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills
• Experience leading and facilitating teams to perform engineering and safety reviews with various stakeholders, including engineers, operators, and safety and quality representatives
• Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret-level security clearance; Must be a U.S. citizen as this position is not eligible for Limited Access Authorizations

Ideal Candidates will have:

• 20 years of experience or expertise in the following areas of energetics processing: vertical and horizontal mixing of energetic compounds, pour and pressure casting of energetic compounds, energetics reaction chemistry (including batch and continuous reactor configurations), propellant and explosive formulations bench-scale research, pilot-scale manufacturing, and production-scale development, pressing and extrusion of propellants and explosives using mechanical, screw and ram presses and machining of propellants and explosives using conventional lathes/mills/saws and CNC machining centers.

ERG offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, educational benefits, FSAs, a generous 401k plan, profit sharing, an EAP, 11-20 paid vacation days per year, 10 paid holidays per year, 56 hours or more of sick leave (based on the state you work in) per year (pro-rated for part-time) and more. The salary range for all positions depends on the years and type of experience.

ERG is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable EEOC and affirmative action regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. As such, successful candidates must be committed to working with diverse and inclusive teams.

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As ERG is a friendly, flexible, inclusive environment and has clients who are committed to making the world a better place, ERGers are incredibly dedicated. We promote and recognize principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in the work we do, the partnerships we foster, and the culture we value both within and outside of our organization.