Explosives Safety & Operations Officer

Castelion Corporation•Rio Rancho, NM

47d•Onsite

About The Position

The Explosives Safety & Operations Officer provides hands-on explosives safety support for energetic manufacturing, development, assembly, and test activities across Castelion operations. Reporting to the Explosives Safety & Operations Manager, this role serves as a key field resource for explosives safety, supporting the safe planning and execution of high-hazard operations while helping implement and continuously improve Castelion's explosives safety program. This position will be based at Castelion's New Mexico facility and will require significant travel to Midland, Texas, particularly as New Mexico operations are built out and commissioned. In the near term, this individual will rotate with Castelion's existing Explosives Safety Officer to provide consistent onsite coverage for solid rocket motor manufacturing, energetic operations, and testing in Midland. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Operations, and EHS, this role provides technical and operational explosives safety support, develops training and qualification programs, participates in hazard analyses and safety reviews, and helps establish practical controls that enable safe execution as operations scale.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physical Science, Safety, Military Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
Experience supporting energetic manufacturing, explosive operations, missile systems, solid rocket motors, munitions, or other high-hazard industrial operations.
Working knowledge of explosives safety principles and applicable regulatory requirements, including ATF and DoD explosives safety standards.
Experience participating in hazard analyses, operational risk assessments, safety reviews, or similar technical risk-management activities.
Experience developing or delivering technical, operational, or explosives safety training.
Ability to work hands-on in manufacturing and test environments and provide effective field-level safety support during dynamic operations.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Operations, and EHS.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently between New Mexico, Midland, Texas, and other Castelion locations as operational needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting solid rocket motor manufacturing, energetic material processing, propulsion system development, or energetic testing.
Experience applying DoD 4145.26-M, ATF requirements, quantity-distance criteria, or comparable explosives safety requirements in an operational environment.
Experience with explosives site planning, magazine/storage requirements, or explosives safety reviews.
Experience developing formal explosives safety training, qualification, or authorization programs.
Experience supporting energetic material recovery, demilitarization, or disposition activities.
Familiarity with Flight Termination Systems (FTS) or similar energetic systems.
Prior experience in aerospace, defense, military, missile, propulsion, or munitions manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Provide onsite explosives safety oversight for energetic manufacturing, assembly, and test operations, including solid rocket motor mix, cast, cure, assembly, and static-fire activities.
Support implementation of Castelion's explosives safety program and compliance with applicable ATF, DoD 4145.26-M, quantity-distance, storage, and other explosives safety requirements.
Conduct and participate in hazard analyses, explosives safety reviews, and operational readiness assessments for energetic processes, equipment, facilities, tests, and changes.
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Test Operations to identify energetic hazards, establish appropriate controls, and support the safe development and execution of energetic systems and operations.
Develop and maintain explosives safety procedures, operating instructions, training, and qualification requirements, including operation-specific training for new or changing energetic activities.
Support explosive inventory, magazine, storage, accountability, and inspection requirements in coordination with Operations, Security, and EHS.
Support the development and implementation of explosives safety protocols for unplanned or off-nominal conditions, including safe recovery, investigation, and disposition of energetic materials and components.
Coordinate with Castelion's explosives safety team to maintain consistent standards, practices, training, and operational coverage across sites.
Support the commissioning and operational readiness of Castelion's New Mexico energetic manufacturing and test capabilities, with significant near-term travel and rotational coverage at the Midland, Texas site.