Explosives Safety Engineer - Astrion

Explosives Safety Engineer

Be the Difference

Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation's Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Explosives Safety Engineer for the Propulsion & Structures Technology (PST) , supporting the Army Division. The Explosives Safety Engineer is to provide matrixed support to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Explosive Safety Munitions Risk Management (ESMRM) Working Panel headquartered in Brussel, Belgium via the U.S. Army Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) Technology Development Directorate (TDD) Weapons Analysis and Evaluation Division (MPM). The Explosives Safety Engineer will become a member of highly specialized team in the Weapons Analysis and Evaluation Division, supporting the test and evaluation, sustainment, and demilitarization of solid rocket motors, warheads, arm-fire devices, fuzes, and related ordnance components of U.S. Army missile systems.

JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: Various, incl. Brussel, Belgium        

JOB STATUS: Full Time, Salaried

TRAVEL: Extensive Travel will be required, up to 100% of the time, as mission dictates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• D., MS or BS Degree in a recognized engineering or scientific discipline experience in complex weapon system engineering, design, analysis, performance or test and evaluation.
• Degree Dependent: 10 years (Ph.D.), 15 years (MS), or 20 years (BS)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants)
• Must possess at least 2 years of managerial/supervisory experience sufficient to ensure positive direction of subordinates.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Good interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use Spreadsheet, Word Processor, Database, & Email.
• Ability to travel up to 100% of the time as the job dictates.
• Previous knowledge of and familiarity with the NATO ESMRM Working Panel required.
• Must frequently travel to NATO Headquarters in Brussel, Belgium as well as all NATO Command Structure (NCS) headquarters across Europe.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Experience developing the annual work plan for NATO’s Ammunition Working Group.
• Experience implementing NATO ESMRM requirements and maintaining/updating NATO ESRM doctrine/policy.
• Experience providing ESMRM training to JFCs, JSEC, ACO, and NATO nations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement terms of reference and the annual work plan for NATO’s Ammunition Working Group.
• Implement NATO ESMRM requirements by participating in JFC ESMRM planning conferences to integrate NATO ESMRM requirements.
• Maintain and update NATO ESMRM doctrine and policy.
• Provide recurring ESMRM training through NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) and on-site training to JFCs, JSEC, ACO and NATO nations.
• Lead ESMRM assessments across NATO nations and generate reports in support of NATO and host nations’ munitions risk decisions.
• Represent the DDESB Executive Director at NATO forums when the DDESB ED is not available.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development allotment
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

At Astrion, we innovate, elevate, and shape the world of tomorrow. At our core is our purpose to “Be the Difference”. This means we encourage our employees to take action and be the driving force for positive change. We foster an environment where innovative solutions flourish and our company continuously evolves.

We have a culture of care, empathy, and making a tangible difference within our organization and communities. We embrace continuous learning, growth, and innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We promote collaboration and empowering our teams is at the core of our success.

Join Astrion and Be the Difference in your career and the world!

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