Explosive Safety Lead - RMS

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM Anduril's Lethality Engineering organization develops and tests advanced energetic systems that support critical defense capabilities. Working across engineering, manufacturing, test, and operations, our teams take complex hardware from early development through production. Our Rocket Motor Systems operations are expanding, creating opportunities to develop the facilities, processes, and technical standards necessary to manufacture energetic materials safely and at scale. We're building a safety capability that works directly alongside the teams doing the work—combining deep regulatory expertise with practical problem-solving to enable safe, efficient, and repeatable operations. ABOUT THE JOB We're looking for a Senior Explosives Safety Specialist to serve as the primary technical authority for explosives safety at our Rocket Motor Systems facility in McHenry, Mississippi. This is a hands-on, site-embedded individual contributor role for someone who knows explosives-safety regulations in depth and understands how to apply them to real-world manufacturing, facility development, and operational challenges. You'll independently develop explosives safety site plans, perform quantity-distance (Q-D) analyses, interpret complex regulatory requirements, and establish practical safety standards that support current operations and future growth. Success requires more than identifying risks or explaining why something cannot be done. We need someone who can navigate complex requirements, collaborate with technical and operational stakeholders, and develop compliant solutions that allow critical work to move forward. You'll also help establish repeatable processes and approaches that can inform explosives-safety practices across other Anduril facilities as we expand. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Own site-level explosives safety: Serve as the primary technical resource for explosives-safety questions, assessments, and regulatory interpretation at the McHenry Rocket Motor Systems facility. • Lead explosives safety site planning: Independently develop and maintain explosives safety site plans (ESSPs), quantity-distance analyses, and facility siting assessments for new and existing operations, magazines, and infrastructure. • Interpret and apply technical standards: Apply DoD 4145.26-series requirements, DESR 6055.09, relevant explosives-safety technical papers, and other applicable regulatory standards to operational and facility decisions. • Develop practical safety solutions: Identify complex explosives-safety challenges, evaluate alternatives, and work with engineering and operations teams to implement technically sound, compliant solutions. • Establish and improve operating standards: Develop and maintain explosives-safety procedures, operating limits, storage requirements, and technical guidance for energetic material manufacturing, handling, processing, transportation, and disposal. • Support facility growth and modernization: Partner with manufacturing, facilities, and engineering teams on new facility siting, infrastructure modifications, expansion projects, and commissioning activities. • Provide technical safety assessments: Lead or support process hazard analyses, process hazard reviews, hazard classifications, risk assessments, and reviews of operating procedures and safety documentation. • Support risk-based decision-making: Provide defensible technical recommendations to leadership and appropriate approval authorities, including documentation of hazards, mitigations, and residual risks. • Investigate