Payload Specialist

Battelle delivers when others can't. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients-whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.**Job Summary**As a Payload Specialist you will collaborate with solution architects and systems designers to perform live-fire evaluation of energetic solutions to enable effectiveness testing analysis (i.e. penetration, fragmentation, incendiary, etc). The energetics testing will help provide rapid assessment of materials, components, or payloads and inform strategic decision-making processes to help maximize mission effects while meeting safety, interoperability, customization, and affordability requirements.**Responsibilities**+ Translate operational requirements into payload and component specifications for energetic materials and solutions.+ Develop and implement Test Safety Plans (TSPs) and hazard analyses to ensure safe execution of live-fire and laboratory tests.+ Plan and execute tailored test series including modeling, simulation, benchtop trials, and instrumented arena/chamber tests for payload effectiveness.+ Operate and utilize advanced diagnostics such as high-speed video, flash X-ray, photon Doppler velocimetry (PDV), and pressure/Time of Arrival (TOA) probes during testing.+ Support formulation tailoring, pressing, casting, and component/housing interface customization to optimize lethality, impulse, and fragmentation signatures.+ Participate in small-scale sensitivity and shock-to-detonation transition experiments to assess and improve payload safety and performance.+ Support integration of computational modeling and scale-up processes to close the loop between chemistry, processing, and measured performance.+ Document and report test results, post-test analysis, and recommendations for operational tailoring and further development.**Key Qualifications**+ Associate's degree in a related field with 7+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.+ Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and work as a part of team.+ Exhibits technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills to complete complex assignments.+ Ability to generate and follow procedures of significant complexity.+ Demonstrates knowledge and understanding behind applications by creatively troubleshooting and correctly interpreting results.**Nice to Have**+ Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies.+ Experience with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and/or Unified Architectural Framework (UAF).+ Experience supporting DoD programs.+ Active Top-Secret Clearance.**Benefits: Live an Extraordinary Life**We care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.+ **Balance life through a compressed work schedule** : Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off-giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.+ **Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement:** You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.+ **Take time to recharge** : You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.+ **Prioritize wellness** : Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.+ **Better together** : Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.+ **Build your financial future** : Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.+ **Advance your education** : Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.**A Work Environment Where You Succeed**For brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity's most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.You will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:+ Apply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects+ Receive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery+ Partner with world-class experts in a collaborative environment+ Nurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders+ Give back to and improve our communities**Vaccinations & Safety Protocols**_Battelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients' requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).__Battelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle._The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members. **No statement herein is intended to imply any authorities to commit Battelle unless special written permission is granted by Battelle's Legal Department.**For more information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers