Energetics Safety Manager

Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers advanced defense systems.

What you will do

• Lead and continuously improve the enterprise Energetics Safety Program, including policies, standards, procedures, specifications, and training.
• Develop risk-management processes for energetic materials and operations, including PHAs, HAZOPs, FMEAs, What-If analyses, QRAs, and Quantity-Distance evaluations.
• Support facility siting, hazard classification, blast and fragmentation assessments, consequence analysis, and operational readiness activities.
• Integrate energetics safety across engineering, manufacturing, ground testing, flight testing, storage, transportation, and disposal operations.
• Participate in design, production readiness, operational readiness, and ground and flight test reviews, providing independent risk-based recommendations.
• Lead regulatory compliance, investigations, corrective actions, training, and continuous improvement across energetics operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, occupational safety, chemistry, physics, or a related technical discipline.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible experience supporting energetic materials or explosives operations in aerospace, defense, military, manufacturing, or another high-hazard industry.
• Experience developing or implementing energetics safety programs, technical standards, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Experience leading hazard analyses and risk assessments using qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
• Working knowledge of DoD explosives safety requirements, DoD 4145, ATF, OSHA, DOT hazardous materials regulations, and NFPA standards.
• Access to export-controlled information may require eligibility to satisfy applicable U.S. Government security, citizenship, or other authorization requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with solid rocket motor manufacturing, propulsion systems, missile programs, ground and flight testing, external government test ranges, explosives safety approvals, facility siting, or quantitative consequence modeling.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent.
• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on defense capabilities.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Facilities, Security, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management.
• Generous benefits package.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available throughout the application and hiring process.