Senior Explosives Operations Engineer: Field & Safety Leader

Anduril Industries; McHenry (MS); On-site; USD 128,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Explosives Operations Engineer to join our McHenry, Mississippi team. You will oversee hands-on explosives operations, safety, and compliance across development, test, and field support, translating product requirements into executable field plans.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, legal, and program leadership to ensure safe, compliant, and scalable deployment of explosive systems while meeting customer needs and program deadlines in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in explosives operations including safety, storage, and field execution.
• Hands-on experience in operational, test, range, or field environments.
• In-depth knowledge of the regulatory environment surrounding explosives and energetic materials, including DoD explosives safety regulations, ATF/ATFE requirements, DOT, OSHA.
• Experience developing or enforcing SOPs and supporting safe operating practices, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in support of explosive-related activities across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and program teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25%–50%, including domestic test sites and occasional international travel.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or DOE L) and ATF background screening
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid DOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate and any commercial driver’s license required to operate commercial motor vehicles associated with this position.
• In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist in developing 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 applicable DoD, ATF/ATFE, DOT, OSHA, and internal safety requirements based 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.
• Assist in 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 you’ll have: Enable safe, scalable deployment across Anduril’s product portfolio. You 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 Anduril’s mission and expand its ability to deliver differentiated defense technology to the field.

Skills

Explosives operations

Safety management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Explosives Operations Engineer to join our McHenry, Mississippi team. You will oversee hands-on explosives operations, safety, and compliance across development, test, and field support, translating product requirements into executable field plans.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, legal, and program leadership to ensure safe, compliant, and scalable deployment of explosive systems while meeting customer needs and program deadlines in a