Senior Process Engineer

Our team is looking for a Senior Process Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of a smart manufacturing environment. The right candidate will document the as-is processes and where necessary recommend changes to enable the efficient production of munitions and energetics. The right candidate will elicit and document functional requirements that will improve manual processes and increase personnel safety. The right candidate will identify opportunities to insert smart manufacturing technology that drives throughput and reduce bottlenecks and waste. The Process Engineer will work across a technical team to help translate functional customer requirements to technical requirements.

Evans & Chambers partners with the US national defense community to create fully integrated, resilient, and innovative digital solutions that enable them to make smart decisions in real-time. We work with our customers on everything from conquering their data to improving and safeguarding IT infrastructure. Our ultimate goal? To enhance our nation's ability to identify, address, and act – no matter what challenges arise.

Clearance: US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Location: Remote (with routine travel to the Washington DC Metro Area)

You will be expected to:
· Develop and maintain a strong rapport with the Customer and Department Leads
· Document the current machine asset specifications that are in operational use
· Review and document processes using UML diagrams and other techniques
· Elicit and document requirements that will create a safe, traceable, and efficient smart manufacturing environment
· Translate paper based traceability and safety related documents into functional requirements
· Identify existing instrumentation, machine and operational data sources to help create a common operating picture of the manufacturing operations
· Support the integration of new IoT devices and data sources with existing hardware and machine assets while respecting the constraints of hazardous processes and legacy machine equipment.
· Collaborate with the Customer Safety Team to ensure that new processes and technology meet safety standards for ordnance
· Experience supporting manufacturing processes that rely on legacy equipment and manual operations, including evaluating potential upgrades while respecting safety, compliance, and operational constraints.

Preferred:
· Have experience working in a DoD manufacturing environment
· Have experience working within an energetics or ordnance environment
· Have experience in smart manufacturing environments
· Experience with private 5g networks for data communication
· Have a functional understanding of Rockwell ControlLogix Allen Bradley PLCs,
sensors (analog and digital), and HMIs
· Have experience in deployments of self-hosted (non-cloud) manufacturing systems, including 5G, IoT devices and hard-wired sensors.

Required:
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience
· 5+ years in smart manufacturing
· Ability to document processes and requirements
· Ability to communicate well in writing and verbally with customers and stakeholder




All employment opportunities are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status or any other basis protected by law.