Senior Process Development Chemist
Core
Develop and characterize chemical processes at laboratory scale to enable safe and efficient scale-up to production for oxidizers, energetic materials, and energetic precursors.
Role type
Senior Process Development Chemist (IC)
Builds
Bench-scale process data packages and fundamental process understanding for engineering scale-up
Domain
Defense & National Security / Chemical Engineering / Energetic Materials
Required skills
Design of Experiments (DoE), reaction kinetics and thermodynamics analysis, crystallization behavior characterization, thermal hazard assessment, process scale-up planning, particle engineering principles, hazardous chemical handling
Preferred skills
Synthesis and handling of oxidizers/energetic materials, Process Analytical Technology (PAT) tools, chromatography and spectroscopic analysis
Technologies
FBRM, pH/ORP analyzers, FTIR, NIR, Raman, GC, IC
Responsibilities
Design and execute bench-scale experiments to characterize reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and crystallization behavior; Apply DoE to define operating windows and critical quality attributes; Characterize reaction and thermal hazards to support safe scale-up; Ensure experimental designs account for scale-up effects on mixing and heat transfer; Produce documented data packages for engineering teams; Collaborate with chemical engineers to close data gaps during scale-up; Maintain safe laboratory operations and chemical inventory
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC