Materials Engineer Iii

Amentum is currently seeking aMaterials Engineer III to support the PM Soldier Survivability (PM SSV) project office under Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier, Ft. Belvoir, VA. This position will afford you an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and cohesive team whose mission is to provide and rapidly deliver enhanced protection, individual equipment, and aviation life support capabilities, which provides combat overmatch and facilitates mission execution.
*** This position is contingent upon award ***
As a Materials Engineer III you will be expected to provide the following support to the Project Manager Soldier Survivability:

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting exploratory, advanced, and engineering development as well as production engineering studies/programs for new and improved items for combat use under various battlefield and urban terrain conditions.
• Performs systems engineering and integration with other items of clothing and individual equipment, weapon systems, combat vehicles and airframes, etc.
• Plans design approach from statements of requirements and conducts studies for the purpose of developing new and improved products and component materials.
• Interprets, defines, or creates technical drawings, specifications, and physical characteristics/properties of items as they affect the design, development, manufacture, end-item use.
• Considers the properties of various textile, chemical, plastic, ceramic, metallic and synthetic materials to assess their ability to meet military requirements as components of military equipment for production and field use.
• Conducts market research, maintains currency in knowledge of civilian and military material research and production.
• Selects materials to be used in the construction of prototype items on the basis of data developed and by application of own knowledge and initiative, analyses complex problems involved in assignments, selects lines of approach, appropriate materials, fabricating techniques to be investigated, and designs to be investigated.
• Constructs and tests prototype models and modified designs to remedy defects or to improve performance.
• Reviews test plans, procedures, and reports for technical adequacy on assigned programs, for both Government and contractor tests, as well as all failure reports.
• Reviews and evaluates system performance against specification requirements, monitors and assesses field performance, and assesses risk of meeting user and specification requirements.
• Identifies and solves design problems, the complexity of which arises from the intricacy of the item or system, the human factors involved, and the conditions under which it must be used (i.e. battlefield and environmental).
• Determines need for field or laboratory tests. Develops and executes simple to complex test plans and designs of experiments. Analyzes the results of tests using a variety of tools, including statistical methods.
• Makes recommendations regarding suitability of materials, designs, and products for use in military equipment.
• Recommends and generates new related project studies, including concepts of ideas.
• Reviews program management documents to ensure accuracy and adequacy of technical content

Required Skills & Experience:

• Subject matter expert for properties of various textile, chemical, plastic, ceramic, metallic and synthetic materials development, integration, and manufacturing; and has the ability to lead engineering efforts on assigned programs with minimal oversight from the Government lead.

Required Clearance:

• ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• At least ten (10) years related work experience is required.
• Equivalent or experience commensurate with ASM Certified Materials Engineer

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. Flexibility around core hours. Travel may occur outside of normal core hours. This position is currently authorized for hybrid telework which currently includes two days on-site and three days telework. This telework designation is subject to change at the discretion of the Government.
Additional Information:
Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Actual assigned tasking will change with or without notice to best support client requirements.
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