Senior Propellant Chemist / Engineer

Location: Camden, Arkansas, or Orange, Virginia, United States; onsite role. Work schedule: 4/10, with 10-hour days four days per week.

Salary range for Virginia: $76,500–$142,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops defense technologies and end-to-end solutions across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and modify processes for manufacturing and using solid rocket propellants and energetic formulations.
• Provide chemistry and chemical engineering solutions to technical problems in propulsion materials and manufacturing.
• Participate in trade studies, supplier selection, concurrent design, materials characterization, data analysis, and drawing reviews.
• Prepare, execute, and maintain materials and process specifications and control plans, including corrosion and contamination control plans.
• Analyze materials, conduct laboratory and experimental testing, establish operating data, and evaluate results for product reliability.
• Investigate failure and root causes and lead corrective and preventive actions for continual process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering and 4 years of prior related technical experience in energetic materials.
• Alternatively, a graduate degree and at least 2 years of prior related experience, or at least 8 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• Working knowledge of related propulsion disciplines, including thermal and structural considerations.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related science discipline.
• Knowledge of chemical principles, thermodynamics, polymer chemistry, structure/property relationships, kinetics, and data analysis.
• Experience with energetic materials, statistical analysis, programming, experimental setup, and data acquisition.
• Experience with process control, lean manufacturing, and manufacturing operations involving propellants, explosives, or liners.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and engaging workplace focused on professional growth, community commitment, and excellence.
• Health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, and employee assistance program.
• Education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Benefits and programs may vary based on hire date, schedule type, and collective bargaining agreement applicability.
• Employment may include background checks, pre-employment substance abuse testing, and government security investigations where permitted or required.