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Job SummaryBattelle is currently seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented
Energetics Engineer to join our Advanced Materials and Energetics Division working with the High Energy Research Lab Area (HERLA) Headquartered in
West Jefferson, OH. This position will assist in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) in the subject area of energetic materials and their components. Our Energetics Team is staffed with experts in all manner of arms, ammunition and explosives including munition design and engineering, chem/bio defeat devices, advanced performance measurements for energetics, advanced energetic initiation, and energetic material formulations and material science. This expertise includes operating with the complex safety, security, and environmental requirements and regulations that come with energetic materials. We take advanced technology concepts and materials from the laboratory scale to a fieldable prototype. The HERLA is a one-of-a-kind, privately owned facility located on a 1200- acre plot of Battelle-owned land in West Jefferson, Ohio. The Energetics Team and HERLA are certified to handle the full range of energetic materials including Hazard Class 1 explosive materials, propellants, pyrotechnics, and ordnance items.
Responsibilities- Lead and perform experiments involving energetic materials and/or components.
- Identify and implement technical laboratory and process improvements.
- Interact with PMs, PIs, and clients for the purposes of understanding and ensuring customer expectations and contract deliverables are met on-time and on budget.
- Maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair, and ensure the performance of various equipment, instrumentation, and systems.
- Develop safety documentation and ensure resulting practices are effectively integrated into the work being performed.
- Design and fabricate various tooling, fixtures, hardware, and test apparatuses as required by project.
- Analyze data and recommend modifications to experiments or procedures to meet desired specifications/deliverables.
- Assist with the technical writing of internal and external reports and presentations.
- Assist with proposal efforts as needed.
Key Qualifications- Bachelor of Science degree and 2 years of experience or a more advanced degree (master's and/or Ph.D.) and 0 years of experience. The degrees must be in mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, physics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, material science, chemistry, or a related STEM field
- and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelors degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Experience performing technical laboratory work in hazardous work environments.
- Demonstrated performance of safely conducting hazardous operations involving the use of energetic materials, guns, high voltage, lasers, chemicals, and other hazardous materials.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully coordinate complex work activities, document & present results, and manage resources.
- Demonstrated ability to execute R&D activities with evolving requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with energetic material initiation experiments.
- Familiarity with high speed instrumentation and laser diagnostics such as photon doppler velocimetry (PDV).
- Experience with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pressure systems.
- Experience with solid modeling CAD software, 3D printing, engineering drawing creation and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience operating laboratory instrumentation and recording the results accurately
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Benefits: Live an Extraordinary LifeWe care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.
- Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off-giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
- Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
- Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
- Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
- Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
- Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
- Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
A Work Environment Where You SucceedFor brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity's most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.
You will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:
- Apply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects
- Receive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery
- Partner with world-class experts in a collaborative environment
- Nurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders
- Give back to and improve our communities
Vaccinations & Safety ProtocolsBattelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients' requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).
Battelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle.
The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members.
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