Associate Engineer Energetics Manufacturing

About the Role

This position will focus on manufacturing engineering for energetic materials and related assemblies, supporting production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support to energetic materials production.
• Develop, maintain, and improve process control documentation, standard work, and operating procedures.
• Plan, design, and launch manufacturing lines for new products and product upgrades.
• Apply Lean principles (PES, 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, time studies) to improve flow, reduce waste, and increase throughput.
• Perform capacity and line-balancing analyses; use digital modeling/simulation as needed.
• Define equipment specifications, lead technical evaluations with suppliers, and coordinate installation, qualification, and start-up.
• Establish TPM/PM requirements and provide technical training.
• Analyze yield, scrap, defect, downtime, and cost data; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Lead or support RCCA, Process FMEA, and SPC efforts.
• Define safety requirements for new processes, facilities, and equipment in collaboration with EH&S.
• Support the design, procurement, and continuous improvement of tooling, fixtures, and test equipment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 or a level 2.
• Bachelor’s Degree (required for Engineer 1)
• Master’s Degree and 0 years of experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of relevant experience (required for Engineer 2)
• Must be completing or have completed a degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) by December 2026.
• Major in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
• Relocation assistance: May be available.

Qualifications

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in stress calculations for support structures (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in Siemens NX and TcUA (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (ASME Y14.5M) (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in machine shop fabrication practices and material selection (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in MS Suite of products (preferred).
• Experience or coursework with collaborating on team projects (preferred).
• Previous internship experience (preferred).
• Experience or coursework in CAD and Modeling (preferred).