Chemical Engineer, Lead

About the position

The Lead Chemical Engineer will perform professional engineering and scientific work involving chemical processes utilized by industries and scientific technologies to produce products and systems. This role requires applying leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts, and contributing to the development of new principles and concepts. The engineer will work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions, operating with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision. Additionally, the position involves mentoring or supervising employees in both company and technical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct systems engineering or research developing and advancing physics-based models relating to atmospheric transport or biological weapons effects.
• Utilize computational dynamics and modeling, including solving partial differential equations using numerical methods such as finite element, finite volume, and finite difference.
• Create software tools that generate images with realistic, physics-based artifacts and qualities, supporting anomaly detection and classification.
• Evaluate all project aspects, including design, development, execution, and implementation of chemical and biological research.

Requirements

• 11+ years of experience in systems engineering or research developing and advancing physics-based models.
• 11+ years of experience with computational dynamics and modeling.
• Experience creating software tools for realistic image generation and anomaly detection.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Explosive Engineering, Chemistry, or Physical Chemistry.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a principal investigator.
• Experience with DoD agencies.
• Experience with military operations, biological command, control, communications, survivability, and hard target defeat.
• Knowledge of systems engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
• Knowledge of weapons control technology.
• Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry or a related field.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave and professional development.
• Tuition assistance and work-life programs.
• Dependent care support.
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance.