Sr. Explosives Operations Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anduril is seeking a Senior Explosives Operations Engineer to join our team in Costa Mesa CA. Our Lethality Team supports the safe development testing and fielding of explosive systems across multiple Anduril product lines including Roadrunner Bolt Barracuda Altius and Copperhead. This team plays a critical role in helping Anduril deliver advanced defense capabilities by combining operational rigor technical judgment and uncompromising safety standards.

This is a strong fit for someone who wants to work at the intersection of hands-on explosives operations safety compliance and mission execution. Rather than sitting narrowly in a design-only role you will help enable explosive systems to move from development to test and field support by building safe compliant and executable operations in support of real products and real customer needs.

You will partner closely with engineering manufacturing program teams legal finance business development and other cross-functional stakeholders to translate product and customer requirements into operational plans that support systems deployed across land sea and air domains. You should be excited by meaningful ownership a broad cross-functional scope and the opportunity to help strengthen a growing capability inside one of the most ambitious defense technology companies in the industry.

What Youll Do

• 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.
• Develop 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 applicableDoD ATF/ATFE DOT OSHA and internal safety requirementsbased 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.
• Oversee explosives storage including inventory security inspections and forecasting.
• Improve explosives operations and training programs to meet regulatory company and customer requirements.
• Train and instruct others on safe handling and operational execution.
• Work effectively with Anduril customers both USG and non-USG and internal teams in austere environments.
• The impact youll have:
• Enable safe scalable deployment across Andurils product will help move explosive capabilities from development to testing and field support by building and executing operations that meet the speed rigor and safety demands of mission-critical programs.
• Increase operational velocity without compromising compliance.You will apply sound judgment across DoD ATF/ATFE DOT OSHA and internal safety requirements to help Anduril test field and support explosive systems efficiently while protecting people programs and long-term business continuity.
• Strengthen explosives operations as the business scales.You will improve procedures training storage practices and operational readiness so teams can execute more independently safely and consistently across products sites and customer environments.
• Translate mission needs into real-world execution.By partnering across technical and business teams you will help turn complex customer and program requirements into executable operations that advance Andurils mission and expand its ability to deliver differentiated defense technology to the field.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience inexplosives 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 includingDoD explosives safety regulations ATF/ATFE requirements DOT OSHA and related compliance considerations. Candidates do not need rote memorization of regulations but they should have experience applying them in real operating environments.
• Experience developing or enforcing SOPs and supporting safe operating practices incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in support of explosives-related activities across engineering manufacturing operations and program teams.
• Ability to travel up to25%50% including domestic test sites and occasional international travel.
• Must possess and maintain a U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or DOE L).

Preferred Qualifications

• MilitaryEODor equivalent explosives operations background. EOD experience is especially valued given the need for broad explosives understanding operational maturity and the ability to work independently on a small team.
• Active SecretorDOE Qsecurity clearance.
• Experience with munitions field testing explosives training or leadership in explosive operations environments.
• Bachelors degree in engineering or a related technical discipline is preferred but hands-on explosives experience is more important than a specific degree path.
• Experience operating in austere environments and engaging effectively with internal teams and external customers in the field.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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