Energetics Engineer

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🕒 October 5

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $115k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Salas O'Brien

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Construction • Healthcare

Salas O'Brien is a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm delivering MEP, structural, civil, energy and resiliency, process engineering, digital automation, and sustainability and forensic consulting for buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure. The firm specializes in advanced energy and renewables, decarbonization strategy, microgrids, energy optimization, and integrated facility design and commissioning, serving institutional, healthcare, education, data center, aerospace, and manufacturing clients. Salas O'Brien focuses on sustainable, resilient solutions and technical project delivery for other organizations and public-sector partners.

📋 Description

• Evaluate existing energetics, propellant, pyrotechnic, chemical processing, utility, and hazardous industrial systems • Lead the design, analysis, testing, and implementation of systems involving propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, pressurized gases, and cryogenic fluids • Perform hazardous area classification studies • Apply NFPA and other applicable industry standards to determine electrical area classifications and safety requirements • Develop process safety analyses, hazard assessments, HAZOPs, explosives safety reviews, regulatory compliance assessments, and risk mitigation strategies • Support modernization planning for energetics, propellant, pyrotechnic, chemical processing, bulk material handling, and hazardous-operation facilities • Evaluate and document safe handling, storage, and transport of unserviceable ammunition and explosives • Implement Resource Recovery and Recycling protocols and material disposition mandates • Ensure compliance with EPA Military Munitions Rule and RCRA hazardous-waste shipping requirements • Support facility layouts, equipment selection, specifications, technical data-sheet reviews, vendor coordination, technical evaluations, and design documentation • Participate in design reviews, safety reviews, operational readiness assessments, site visits, field investigations, technical walkdowns, client workshops, and presentations • Evaluate instrumentation, interlocks, permissives, alarms, remote operation, and monitoring strategies • Lead multidisciplinary teams integrating energetic and hazardous-operation requirements into facility design • Evaluate storage, transfer, handling, and disposal methods for energetic materials and propellants • Lead or conduct root-cause investigations and corrective-action development • Assist with proposals, scope definition, estimates, budgets, schedules, and technical approach narratives for federal opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline • 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in energetics, propellants, pyrotechnics, chemical processing, defense industrial base facilities, or related hazardous industrial environments • Experience with ammunition, explosives, energetics, propellants, pyrotechnics, chemical manufacturing, or similar commodities strongly preferred • Experience supporting Department of War, federal, defense contractor, aerospace, specialty chemical, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical industrial clients • Experience producing engineering calculations, technical reports, design criteria, technical narratives, specifications, equipment data sheets, and design documents • Experience supporting explosives safety, hazardous area classification, process safety analyses, hazard reviews, risk assessments, HAZOP studies, and NFPA 497 requirements • Experience working within and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex industrial, federal EPC, design-build, or modernization projects • Knowledge of NFPA, OSHA, and industry-specific safety requirements • Experience collaborating on PHAs, HAZOPs, or similar risk assessments • Ability to obtain and maintain applicable site access, security clearance, or customer-required credentials • U.S. citizenship, as required for site access to certain DoD-titled AA&E facilities • Active or recently held DoW security clearance preferred • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Excel-based engineering calculations, Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD, and applicable modeling or analytical platforms • Proficiency with engineering calculations, process modeling, and technical documentation • Ability to conduct site visits and field investigations, access industrial, manufacturing, and construction environments, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, and wear required PPE • Ability to work in industrial, laboratory, aerospace, test stand, field, hybrid, office, and remote settings • Ability to travel 10% to 25%, depending on project assignments and field activities

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) with company match • Paid time off and company holidays • Wellness programs and employee assistance resources • Professional development support • Employee ownership