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Energetics Manufacturing Engineer – Explosives & Defense Manufacturing
Location: Culpeper, VA | Pay: $50.00–$53.85/hour DOE
Contract: 12 months, potential extension | Schedule: 4/10s
Travel: Up to 25%, primarily East Coast
Position Overview:
We’re seeking an experienced Energetics Manufacturing Engineer with direct energetic materials manufacturing experience to optimize production processes, integrate automation, qualify equipment, and improve manufacturing performance in a defense manufacturing environment.
This hands-on role focuses on process engineering, continuous improvement, new process introduction (NPI), equipment qualification, and explosives safety compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimize energetic materials manufacturing processes to improve yield, quality, efficiency, and cost.
- Lead process improvements, automation integration, and new process introduction.
- Troubleshoot specialized equipment, including vertical mixers and fluid energy mills.
- Develop SOPs, work instructions, process flow diagrams, and control plans.
- Support process validation, equipment qualification, and production readiness.
- Conduct hazard analyses and ensure compliance with DoD 4145 standards and explosives safety regulations.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, safety, and production teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 5 years of direct energetic materials manufacturing engineering experience.
- Experience in process optimization, manufacturing improvements, and new technology integration.
- Working knowledge of DoD 4145 explosives and ammunition standards.
- U.S. citizenship; no dual citizenship permitted.
- Must be eligible and willing to obtain a DoD Secret clearance if required.
Preferred: 10 years of experience, vertical mixing or fluid energy milling, ESSPs, quantity-distance (Q-D) requirements, Lean/Six Sigma, and an active Secret clearance.
Interested in advancing defense manufacturing processes while maintaining the highest explosives safety standards? Apply today!
Salary : $50 - $54