Energetic Materials Engineer

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a key element in the Energetic Materials team, you be responsible for the:
• Definition of the architecture of a melt-cast high explosive assembly line for war heads that are compatible with LAS/VTS product portfolio;
• Definition of processes and procedures (technical, safety, and machinery) of melt-cast high explosives (TNT, Composition B and Tritonal);
• Definition of best practices for shift workers that meet daily, monthly and yearly production numbers.
• Definition of processes and procedures for handling DNAN and/or NTO-based Insensitive Munitions (IM) for cast-cured high explosives;
• Definition of logistical streams to optimize supply chain;
• Ability to manage varied, interlocking and parallel subjects of a melt-cast high explosive assembly-line such as safety, security, explosives, quality and automation;
• Excellent documentation, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to coherently document low-level requirements and to verify/validate that supplier machinery is compliant to said requirements;
• Ability to adhere to formal waterfall project processes: specifications, designs, testing at milestones with associated acceptance criteria;
• Ability to effectively communicate with suppliers, consultants and local governmental entities.

Profile:

Required level of studies and experience

• Engineering degree, with at least 8+ years’ demonstrated experience in the field of energetic materials and military product assembly (melt-cast filling and cast-
• An experience in an international company is an asset;

Knowledge and skills

• You are a subject matter expert in military product assembly topics;
• You are knowledgeable in production and WH filling processes for Insensitive Munitions.
• You are autonomous and rigorous;
• You are able to think out of the box;
• You have strong spoken and written communication skills;
• You are comfortable with technical documents writing;
• You are able to work inside matrix teams and you are a real team-player;
• You always challenge yourself in order to bring new ideas and new skills in your day-to-day job;
• You are fluent in French, English (oral and written communication); any other language would be an asset;