Engineer/Scientist – Solid Rocket Motor/Energetics

The candidate will support a government program manager to execute their mission and vision of existing programs. Candidate will actively manage technical performers to ensure alignment with program objectives. Candidate will maintain documentation and records of meetings, tasking, and deliverables. Candidate will write program update reports and presentations as needed per the client.

Comprehensive understanding of current state-of-art in solid rocket motor research and development and prior energetics expertise are required. Experience in solid rocket motor design, fabrication, and testing and energetics processing are highly desired. Understanding or experience with solid rocket motor regulations, standards, and policies, including those related to design, development, testing, and operation, is highly preferred to assist in stakeholder management and ensure compliance with industry and government requirements for solid rocket motor systems.

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Desired Capabilities and Characteristics

• Prior first-hand experience in technical solid rocket motor design and production, and/or energetics synthesis and formulation
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar technical areas; highly adaptable to change
• Resilience is supporting dynamic programs environments
• Persistence to find technical and administrative solutions and break down roadblocks
• Strong organization and project management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; craft narratives via PowerPoint slides

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Responsibilities

• Supporting government program manager in development of technical evaluations, reports, briefings, and other communications
• Stakeholder engagement, including programs across the various US government agencies and services
• Attending and organizing program reviews/site visits/field tests

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Relevant Technical Skills

• Solid Rocket Motor Design, End-Burning Solid Rocket Motors, Internal Ballistics, Propellant Formulation, Grain Geometry, Nozzle Design, Thrust Vector Control, Rocket Motor Optimization, Solid Propellant Combustion, Ignition Systems, Burn Rate Modifiers, Catalysts, Stabilizers, Insulation Materials, Igniter Designs, Booster Stage Design, Rocket Motor Scaling, Rocket Motor Clustering, Solid Rocket Booster Design, Missile Propulsion Systems, Hypersonic Propulsion Systems, Advanced Propulsion Systems, Electric Solid Propulsion, Hybrid Rocket Motors, Rocket-Based Combined Cycle, Advanced Materials, Fiber Optics, Nano-structured Materials, Advanced Propellants, Energetic Materials, Nano-energetics, Micro-ignition, Plasma Ignition, Laser Ignition, Advanced Ignition Systems, High-Temperature Materials, Graphene, Nanotubes, Pyroelectric Materials, Piezoelectric Materials, Ferroelectric Materials, Multifunctional Materials, Adaptive Materials
• Program management, Project lifecycle, Stakeholder engagement, Risk management, Integration strategies, Technology transition, Requirements analysis, Mission architecture, Performance metrics, Verification and validation, Technology roadmap, Technical standards