Energetics Safety Program Lead

Castelion Corporation; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity / Stock options

4 weeks paid time off

10 company-paid holidays

Comprehensive health benefits (medical

Dental & vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Fitness stipend $100/month

Onsite EV charging

Catered meals & fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Castelion Corporation invites an Energetics Safety Manager to join our Environmental, Health & Safety team in Texas. You will lead the Energetics Safety Program across manufacturing, testing, and operations, shaping policies, training, and risk controls for energetic materials.

The role requires extensive experience in energetic materials, regulatory compliance (DoD, ATF, OSHA, DOT, NFPA), and the ability to influence cross-functional teams while maintaining engineering authority. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Occupational Safety, Chemistry, Physics, or related technical field.
• Eight+ years of experience supporting energetic materials or explosives operations in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other high-hazard industries.
• Experience developing or implementing energetics safety programs, standards, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Experience leading hazard analyses and risk assessments (PHAs, HAZOPs, What-If, QRAs, Quantity-Distance).
• Experience participating in multidisciplinary design reviews, readiness reviews, and high-consequence test/manufacturing activities.
• Working knowledge of DoD explosives safety requirements, ATF, OSHA, DOT, NFPA codes and standards.
• Ability to provide independent safety oversight and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead development and improvement of Castelion's Energetics Safety Program.
• Establish policies, standards, procedures, specifications, and training for energetic operations.
• Promote consistent practices across manufacturing, ground test, flight test, storage, transportation, and disposal activities.
• Incorporate lessons learned from regulatory changes into the EHS Management System.
• Identify, evaluate, document, and manage risks related to energetic materials and operations.
• LeadHazard analyses and risk assessments (PHAs/HAZOPs/What-If/QRAs).
• Support facility siting, hazard classification, blast/fragmentation assessments, and readiness activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to develop risk reduction strategies using engineering controls.
• Ensure residual risks and safeguards are documented and elevated through risk acceptance processes.
• Lead safety integration across engineering, manufacturing, and test operations.
• Coordinate energetics safety support for major test campaigns and external ranges.
• Participate in design reviews and readiness reviews to assess hazards and controls.
• Provide independent risk recommendations while preserving Engineering's authority over technical design decisions.
• Lead compliance with DoD explosives safety requirements and regulatory inspections.
• Develop and maintain Energetics Safety Training Program and investigations into energetic materials incidents.
• Track leading/lagging indicators and drive continuous safety improvements.

Skills

Energetics safety

Hazard analyses

Safety oversight

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, safety, chemistry, or physics

Job description

Castelion Corporation invites an Energetics Safety Manager to join our Environmental, Health & Safety team in Texas. You will lead the Energetics Safety Program across manufacturing, testing, and operations, shaping policies, training, and risk controls for energetic materials.

The role requires extensive experience in energetic materials, regulatory compliance (DoD, ATF, OSHA, DOT, NFPA), and the ability to influence cross-functional teams while maintaining engineering authority. U.S.