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DEDestinus

Propellant Chemist / Propellant Engineer(m/w/x)

Payerne
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Formulating and characterizing solid rocket propellants for defense UAVs. Propellant mixing, casting, and curing experience required. Company car for private use.

Requirements

  • BSc. or MSc. in relevant discipline
  • Propellant formulation, mixing, casting, curing experience
  • Understanding of polymer-bonded systems, composites, viscoelastic behaviour
  • Material characterization program experience
  • Experience establishing SOPs and structured development processes
  • Analytical mindset for material data translation
  • Strong documentation discipline
  • Ability to work in safety-critical environment
  • Hands-on laboratory and pilot-scale work ability
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
  • Propulsion minded materials expert
  • Understanding of propellants in theory and practice
  • Comfortable defining technical path forward
  • Experience building processes, documentation, qualification methods
  • Experience making materials flight ready and repeatable

Tasks

  • Lead propellant formulation and development
  • Characterize solid rocket propellants
  • Develop thermal protection materials
  • Optimize propellant formulations for performance
  • Balance propellant properties and manufacturability
  • Lead laboratory mixing and casting
  • Perform propellant post-processing
  • Implement characterization methodologies
  • Evaluate propellant mechanical properties
  • Assess propellant thermal properties
  • Analyze propellant rheological behavior
  • Conduct ballistic evaluations
  • Perform ablation testing
  • Conduct aging evaluations
  • Establish standard test procedures
  • Define acceptance criteria
  • Develop data analysis methods
  • Support manufacturing process definition
  • Define quality control for manufacturing
  • Oversee propellant degassing
  • Manage propellant storage
  • Analyze formulation trade-offs
  • Drive performance improvements
  • Enhance propellant robustness
  • Improve propellant reproducibility
  • Correlate material properties to motor performance
  • Analyze thermal environments
  • Investigate material anomalies
  • Analyze aging effects
  • Address performance deviations
  • Drive root cause analysis
  • Implement corrective actions
  • Prepare technical documentation
  • Maintain formulation records
  • Create process specifications
  • Generate characterization reports
  • Develop plans for materials
  • Collaborate with propulsion teams
  • Integrate propellant materials into designs
  • Contribute to technology roadmaps

Work Experience

  • 5 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • GermanBasic
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