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Senior Explosive Operations Engineer

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Lethality
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kunknownPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Explosive Operations Engineer in Costa Mesa, CA to support safe development, testing, and fielding of explosive systems across multiple product lines, integrating operational rigor, safety, and compliance with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, and execute explosives operations in support of current and future Anduril products.
  • Support hands-on explosives operations across lab, test, and field environments.
  • Support range safety activities and contribute to the overall safety and compliance posture of explosive operations.
  • Contribute to site laydowns, blast and fragmentation considerations, quantity-distance evaluations, and other mitigation strategies related to explosive operations.
  • Review 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.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in explosives 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.
  • Working knowledge of the regulatory environment surrounding explosives and energetic materials, including DoD explosives safety regulations, ATF/ATFE requirements, DOT, OSHA, and related compliance considerations.
  • 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 to 25%–50%, including domestic test sites and occasional international travel.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or DOE L).

Skills

Required:Regulatory compliance (DoD, ATF/ATFE, DOT, OSHA)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees).
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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