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Lead Propulsion Technician

Singularity Defense Corp· Propulsion & Energetics
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Keenesburg, COFull time, non-exemptPosted yesterday

About the role

Senior Propulsion Technician responsible for hands-on SRM production at the Keenesburg, CO campus, leading production operations, technical leadership, safety/compliance, and quality/test activities for solid rocket motors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and perform composite propellant operations: ingredient weighing, mixing on dual planetary mixers, casting, vacuum processing, and cure.
  • Prepare motor cases and tooling: cleaning, liner and insulation application, mandrel and core installation and removal.
  • Carry out grain finishing, trimming, nozzle and igniter installation, and final motor assembly to drawings.
  • Run and verify process equipment across the Mixing, Casting, Milling, and Final Assembly buildings; spot and escalate abnormal behavior early.
  • Fill out and close travelers and batch records completely and accurately in real time.
  • Act as shift or operation lead: brief crews, assign tasks, and confirm readiness before hazardous operations begin.
  • Train, qualify, and mentor junior technicians; sign off on task proficiency.
  • Write, redline, and validate standard operating procedures, work instructions, and travelers with engineering.
  • Support process development and scale-up from development batches to production rates.
  • Give hands-on feedback to engineers on manufacturability, tooling, and fixture design.
  • Model and enforce explosives safety rules, including personnel and quantity limits, PPE, grounding and bonding, and housekeeping.
  • Take part in hazard analyses, pre-task reviews, and near-miss and incident investigations; drive corrective actions to closure.
  • Maintain magazine inventory, transfer, and storage records to ATF and company requirements.
  • Follow export control (ITAR) handling rules for technical data and hardware.
  • Collect in-process samples and measurements; support lab testing, X-ray, and inspection.
  • Raise nonconformances and take part in root-cause and disposition reviews.
  • Support static fire and test stand operations: motor install, instrumentation setup, and post-test teardown.
  • Maintain calibrated tools and equipment, and support preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma; 4+ years of hands-on experience in energetics, SRM, propellant, explosives, or ordnance manufacturing; 8+ years in a technician role with increasing responsibility in aerospace, chemical or advanced manufacturing, 2+ years leading crews or acting as operation lead on hazardous processes.
  • Direct experience with composite propellant mixing and casting, or comparable energetic processing.
  • Strong working knowledge of explosives safety practice, including DoD or DOE explosives safety standards.
  • Able to read and work from engineering drawings, CAD, specifications, and procedures; experience writing or redlining work instructions.
  • Strong documentation discipline and comfort with travelers, batch records, and nonconformance systems.
  • Able to obtain and keep ATF employee possessor clearance (passing a federal background check).
  • U.S. person status under ITAR.
  • Able to obtain and keep a U.S. security clearance if required.

Skills

Required:Energetics manufacturingComposite propellant mixing and castingExplosives safetyReading drawings/CADDocumentation and records
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Singularity Defense Corp

Singularity is answering humanity’s call to engineer counter-weapon systems at scale. We build to protect people on the battlefield and at home.

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