Senior Explosive Operations Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute explosives operations in support of current and future Anduril products.
• Support hands-on explosives operations across test, field, and operational environments.
• Lead and support range safety activities and contribute to the overall safety and compliance posture of explosive operations.
• Assist in developing site laydowns, blast and fragmentation considerations, quantity-distance evaluations, and other mitigation strategies related to explosive operations.
• Draft and enforce explosive safety procedures and operating instructions, and ensure personnel understand and follow them.
• Ensure operations are executed in accordance with applicable DoD, ATF/ATFE, DOT, OSHA, and internal safety requirements based on the operational context.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on explosives operations, handling, safety, and compliance.
• Partner across legal, operations, finance, program leadership, business development, engineering, manufacturing, and EHS to support products involving explosives.

Job requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in explosives operations, including practical experience with explosives safety, storage, transportation, and test or field execution.
• Hands-on experience executing or supporting explosive operations in operational, test, range, or field environments.
• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory environment surrounding explosives and energetic materials, including DoD explosives safety regulations, ATF/ATFE requirements, DOT, OSHA, and related compliance considerations.
• Experience developing or enforcing SOPs and supporting safe operating practices, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in support of explosive-related activities across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and program teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25%–50%, including domestic test sites and occasional international travel.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or DOE L) and ATF background screening
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid DOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate and any commercial driver’s license required to operate commercial motor vehicles associated with this position.