[Hiring] Senior Fellow, Energetics Safety @Anduril

Role Description

The Senior Fellow, Energetic Safety is the company’s foremost technical authority for the safe manufacture, handling, processing, integration, transportation, storage, shipment, and disposal of energetic materials. As the enterprise subject matter expert, this individual establishes the technical vision, governance, and standards that ensure the safe execution of all operations involving energetic materials while enabling the company’s strategic business objectives.

The Senior Fellow provides technical leadership across the entire lifecycle of energetic products, including:

• Propellant ingredients
• Solid rocket motors
• Energetic components
• Missile assembly
• Safe integration of warheads into missile systems to produce all-up rounds (AURs)

The Senior Fellow partners closely with the Lethality organization to ensure the safe manufacture, handling, integration, transportation, storage, and shipment of completed weapon systems.

In addition, the Senior Fellow serves as the enterprise technical authority for the planning, design, construction, commissioning, expansion, and modernization of facilities used to manufacture, process, integrate, store, and ship energetic materials. This role ensures that new and existing facilities are designed using sound explosive safety, process safety, and inherently safer design principles while supporting efficient, scalable manufacturing operations.

As a recognized technical leader, the Senior Fellow advises executive leadership, mentors technical talent, establishes enterprise standards, and represents the company with customers, regulatory agencies, government organizations, and industry forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, Safety Engineering, Explosives Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 20 years of progressively responsible experience involving energetic materials, rocket propulsion, missile systems, explosive manufacturing, or defense production operations.
• Recognized industry expert in energetic safety with demonstrated enterprise-level technical leadership across complex aerospace or defense programs.
• Extensive experience with:
  • Solid rocket motors
  • Composite and double-base propellants
  • Energetic material manufacturing
  • Missile production and all-up-round (AUR) integration
  • Explosive safety analysis and risk management
  • Facility design for energetic manufacturing and storage operations
• Demonstrated experience leading the explosive safety and process safety aspects of new facility design, facility expansion, or major modernization projects involving energetic materials.
• Expert knowledge of:
  • DoD 4145.26, DoD Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards
  • Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) requirements and applicable Technical Papers (including Quantity-Distance criteria and facility design guidance)
  • OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119)
  • Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations
  • OSHA, NFPA, ATF, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulations governing energetic materials and explosive operations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish enterprise technical standards, influence executive decision-making, and guide capital investment strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership, customers, regulatory agencies, and government organizations.
• Active or obtainable DoD Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• High energy individual who craves the opportunity to build a system vs just manage one.
• Natural tendency towards challenging the status quo to find new and novel ways to improve EHS management systems.
• A person who leans into challenges instead of saying ‘no’ and walking away.
• Willingness to travel (50%).

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
• Support in health, recovery, and future endeavors.

Company Description

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.