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Senior Energetics Process Engineer - Federal (Kansas City, Minneapolis, Richland, Denver)

Burns & McDonnell12 months ago
Kansas City, MO, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
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Job Description

Position Overview

At Burns & McDonnell, you’re in control of your career potential. With over 350 service specialties, you can grow within the company while leading or supporting important projects for DOE and DOD energetics production facilities. If you are passionate about your work and eager to advance your career, we want to talk to you!

Key Responsibilities

  • Have experience with energetics or explosives system design (synthesis, handling, mixing, and charging).
  • Apply explosive-safety requirements into designs.
  • Manage project execution from initial process studies, cost estimate support, through detailed design and EPC project execution.
  • Understand project development steps (e.g., front-end engineering design) and the requisite level of detail.
  • Independently develop PFDs, P&IDs, perform equipment sizing, and specify instrumentation processes.
  • Demonstrate leadership at the discipline level on multidiscipline project teams.
  • Develop process models using commercially available programs (Aspen, Hysys, ChemCAD) or custom Excel models.
  • Support business development with engineering estimates and proposal development.

Required Qualifications

  • Hold a relevant degree – either a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering (or related) with 7 years of process engineering experience (or a Bachelor’s in Chemical/Engineering Technology with FE exam completion) or a Master’s in Chemical Engineering with 6 years of experience.
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and process design codes (ASME, ANSI, API, PIP, NACE).
  • Exhibit strong proficiency in process simulation software (e.g., Aspen, Hysys, ChemCAD) and Microsoft Office.
  • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong leadership and teamwork abilities.
  • Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
  • Willingness and ability to travel and obtain/maintain a DoE or DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • EPC project experience is a plus.
  • At least 10 years of energetics/explosives experience.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License.
  • Experience leading discipline design for large projects.

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: $145,000.00–$220,000.00 Yearly. The total annual package includes a base salary and eligibility for a discretionary year-end incentive bonus program.
  • Extensive benefits package covering insurance, disability, time off, and wellness programs.
  • Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) retirement plan.
  • For additional details, please visit our Benefits & Wellness page.

Required Skills

Process Simulation (Aspen, Hysys, ChemCAD)
PFDs and P&IDs Development
Explosive Safety Compliance
Project Execution and EPC
Energetics/Explosives System Design
Team Leadership and Collaboration
Process Design Codes (ASME, ANSI, API, PIP, NACE)
Process Engineering
Microsoft Office Suite