Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
20+ years of experience with energetic materials and defense production.
Recognized expert in energetic safety with leadership experience in aerospace or defense.
Extensive knowledge of solid rocket motors and energetic materials manufacturing.
In-depth understanding of regulatory standards and safety regulations governing explosives.
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical authority on energetic safety for the company.
Establish technical strategy and governance for safety across business units.
Develop and maintain enterprise standards for energetic materials.
Provide oversight for facility design and operations related to energetic manufacturing.
Lead technical assessments like Process Hazard Analyses and Explosive Safety Site Plans.
Mentor and develop future technical experts in energetic safety.
Represent the company in regulatory and customer interactions.
Benefits
Collaborative work environment focusing on safety and innovation.
Opportunities for mentorship and professional development.
Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices.
Involvement in national defense and aerospace projects with significant impact.
Required travel for work is supported and encouraged.
Full Job Description
Serve as the company's highest-level technical authority on energetic safety.
Establish the enterprise technical strategy and governance for energetic safety across all business units and programs.
Develop, approve, and maintain enterprise standards governing the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, storage, integration, shipment, and disposal of energetic materials.
Provide technical oversight for operations involving:
Serve as the enterprise technical authority for the design, expansion, modernization, and commissioning of facilities supporting energetic manufacturing and operations.
Establish explosive safety design criteria for new facilities, production lines, magazines, storage areas, and integration facilities.
Review and approve facility layouts, equipment installations, process modifications, and capital projects to ensure compliance with explosive safety and process safety requirements.
Ensure facility and manufacturing process designs incorporate inherently safer design principles, risk reduction methodologies, and operational resilience.
Lead or provide technical oversight for Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Process Hazard Reviews (PHR), Explosive Safety Site Plans (ESSP), Hazard Classification, Quantity-Distance (Q-D) analyses, and other explosive and process safety assessments.
Establish enterprise requirements for explosive operating limits, magazine operations, facility siting, lightning protection, fire protection, blast mitigation, and personnel protection.
Review and approve explosive operating procedures, safety documentation, and risk acceptance packages.
Lead investigations of energetic incidents, near misses, and process anomalies, identifying root causes and ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Facilities Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Strategic Real Estate, and the Lethality organization to integrate energetic safety into products, processes, and facilities.
Monitor emerging technologies, evolving regulations, and industry best practices, incorporating them into company standards.
Mentor engineers, Chief Engineers, Fellows, and technical leaders while developing the next generation of energetic safety experts.
Represent the company during customer reviews, government audits, regulatory inspections, DDESB reviews, and industry technical working groups.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, Safety Engineering, Explosives Engineering, or a related technical discipline..
Minimum of 20 years of progressively responsible experience involving energetic materials, rocket propulsion, missile systems, explosive manufacturing, or defense production operations.
Recognized industry expert in energetic safety with demonstrated enterprise-level technical leadership across complex aerospace or defense programs.
Extensive experience with:
Solid rocket motors
Composite and double-base propellants
Energetic material manufacturing
Missile production and all-up-round (AUR) integration
Explosive safety analysis and risk management
Facility design for energetic manufacturing and storage operations
Demonstrated experience leading the explosive safety and process safety aspects of new facility design, facility expansion, or major modernization projects involving energetic materials
Expert knowledge of:
DoD 4145.26, DoD Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards
Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) requirements and applicable Technical Papers (including Quantity-Distance criteria and facility design guidance)
OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119)
Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations
OSHA, NFPA, ATF, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulations governing energetic materials and explosive operations.
Demonstrated ability to establish enterprise technical standards, influence executive decision-making, and guide capital investment strategies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership, customers, regulatory agencies, and government organizations
Active or obtainable DoD Secret Clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
High energy individual who craves the opportunity to build a system vs just manage one.
Natural tendency towards challenging the status quo to find new and novel ways to improve EHS management systems.
A person who leans into challenges instead of saying 'no' and walking away.
