Castelion
Energetics Safety Manager
Rio Rancho, NM +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- Eight or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting energetic materials or explosives operations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Occupational Safety, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- The position requires access to export-controlled information; employment is contingent on the candidate’s ability to access applicable information without additional export licensing. If designated, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining required government clearance or authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Leads Castelion’s enterprise Energetics Safety Program, providing risk oversight and integrating safety across energetic materials design, production, testing, storage, transport, and disposal.
What you'll do
- Develop and improve safety policies, standards, procedures, training, and risk-management processes for energetic operations.
- Lead or facilitate hazard analyses, risk assessments, operational readiness reviews, and safety support for test and manufacturing activities.
- Oversee compliance with applicable explosives-safety requirements and support investigations, audits, inspections, and corrective actions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Occupational Safety, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Eight or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting energetic materials or explosives operations in a high-hazard industry.
- Experience developing or implementing energetics safety programs and leading or facilitating hazard analyses and risk assessments.
- Working knowledge of applicable DoD explosives safety requirements, ATF regulations, OSHA, DOT hazardous materials regulations, and NFPA codes and standards.
Nice to have
- Experience with solid rocket motor manufacturing, propulsion systems, missile programs, or other energetic defense applications.
- Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent; active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
Tools
DoD 4145, ATF, OSHA, DOT, NFPA, PHAs, HAZOPs, FMEAs
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