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L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Lead, Energetics Propellant Engineer

Job Code: 15995

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Our site near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC) is growing!  This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs.

This individual performs assignments requiring an application of advanced principles, theories and concepts in the propulsion field with a working knowledge of other related disciplines (thermal, structural, ballistics). Responsible for leading (technical), organizing (cost and schedule), and implementing tasks directed by a Technical Manager (Department Manager, Technical Fellow, or equivalent) and providing chemical guidance. Specifying chemical testing, evaluation of data, and preparing and presenting reports of results are typical of the job function.

Essential Functions:

Performs assignments requiring an application of advanced principles, theories and concepts in the propulsion field with an emphasis on propellant chemistry technology and manufacturing with a working knowledge of other related disciplines (ballistic, thermal and structural)Experience in process control, lean manufacturing best practices, and manufacturing operations experience of items such as propellants, explosives and linersAbility to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior material process engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior material process engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior material process engineering experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering is preferredKnowledge of chemical principles, thermodynamics, polymer chemistry, structure/property relationships, kinetics, and data analysis is preferredExperience with energetic materials, statistical analysis, programming and experimental set-up and data acquisition is preferred

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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