Energetics Safety Manager

STEM Boomerang • Rio Rancho, NM

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About The Position

The Energetics Safety Manager leads Castelion's enterprise Energetics Safety Program and is responsible for establishing the policies, standards, procedures, training, and risk management framework needed to support the safe design, manufacture, storage, transportation, testing, and disposal of energetic materials. As part of the Environmental, Health & Safety organization, this role provides independent energetics safety oversight and partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Facilities, Security, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to integrate safety throughout the product and operational lifecycle. The position supports and coordinates energetics safety across all Castelion locations conducting energetic operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Occupational Safety, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience supporting energetic materials or explosives operations in aerospace, defense, military, manufacturing, or another high hazard industry.
• Demonstrated experience developing or implementing energetics safety programs, technical standards, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Experience leading or facilitating hazard analyses and risk assessments, including qualitative and quantitative methodologies such as PHAs, HAZOPs, FMEAs, What-If analyses, QRAs, and Quantity-Distance evaluations.
• Experience participating in multidisciplinary design reviews, readiness reviews, and high consequence test or manufacturing activities.
• Working knowledge of applicable DoD explosives safety requirements, ATF regulations, OSHA, DOT hazardous materials regulations, and NFPA codes and standards.
• Ability to provide independent safety oversight, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate risk-based recommendations without direct operational or engineering authority.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting solid rocket motor manufacturing, propulsion systems, missile programs, or other energetic defense applications.
• Experience supporting ground and flight test operations, external government test ranges, explosives safety approvals, facility siting, or quantitative consequence modeling.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent.
• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Establishing policies, standards, procedures, training, and risk management framework for energetic materials.
• Providing independent energetics safety oversight.
• Partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Facilities, Security, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to integrate safety.
• Supporting and coordinating energetics safety across all Castelion locations conducting energetic operations.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity for all full-time employees
• Four (4) weeks of paid time off
• Ten (10) company paid holidays
• Medical plans at 100% employee covered and 80% of dependent coverage
• Dental & Vision: 90% employees and 80% for dependents
• FSA/HSA options
• 401k plan
• Paid Parental Leave: up to 10 weeks for birthing parents, up to 4 weeks for non-birthing parents (8 weeks for all parents, additional for CA employees)
• Frequently catered lunches and team meals
• Company-covered meals when extra time or effort is required
• Fully stocked kitchen with unlimited snacks and drinks
• $100 monthly fitness stipend
• Onsite electric vehicle charging

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior