Senior Explosive Safety Specialist

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

The Senior Explosive Safety Specialist provides technical expertise and operational leadership for activities involving explosives, ammunition, energetic materials, warheads, fuzing systems, and munitions.

In addition to serving as an experienced explosive safety practitioner, this role supports the planning and execution of complex domestic and international field operations, live-fire testing, flight testing, demonstrations, and deployments. The Senior Explosive Safety Specialist is expected to independently lead deployment operations associated with assigned programs while maintaining sufficient working knowledge of aviation/range operations and regulated transportation requirements to support broader field activities.

This role works closely with engineering, flight operations, test, manufacturing, logistics, safety, and program teams to safely and effectively execute energetic and field operations.

Explosive Safety & Energetic Operations

Apply explosive safety requirements to the handling, transportation, storage, integration, testing, and use of ammunition, explosives, energetic materials, warheads, fuzes, and munitions.

Independently support and oversee complex explosive and energetic operations.

Identify explosive hazards and develop practical risk controls for field, test, integration, and storage activities.

Provide explosive safety guidance to engineering, test, manufacturing, flight operations, and field teams.

Support ammunition and explosives handling, inventory accountability, magazine management, and storage operations.

Support warhead, munition, fuze, and energetic component installation and integration activities.

Support operations involving Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (ESADs), fuzing systems, initiation systems, and other safety-critical energetic components.

Test & Deployment Operations

Plan and execute logistics for complex domestic and international field operations, live-fire tests, flight tests, demonstrations, and deployments.

Develop deployment plans covering personnel, equipment, energetic materials, transportation, facilities, schedules, site access, vendors, and operational resources.

Lead pre-deployment readiness activities and ensure required equipment, documentation, transportation, access, and support resources are in place.

Coordinate mobilization, field execution, demobilization, equipment recovery, and operational closeout.

Develop and maintain deployment checklists, manifests, movement plans, schedules, and operational documentation.

Anticipate logistical and operational constraints and develop mitigation and contingency plans.

Resolve field logistics and operational issues in real time with limited supervision.

Coordinate vendors, transportation providers, facilities, procurement, and other external operational resources.

Lead or support post-deployment reviews and incorporate lessons learned into future operations.

Provide explosive safety and operational support for live-fire ranges and energetic test activities.

Coordinate range preparation, access, resources, explosive safety requirements, munition accountability, and post-test reconciliation.

Work with range personnel, engineers, flight operations, and test teams to enable safe execution of field activities.

Support activities involving unexploded, damaged, or potentially hazardous energetic test articles.

Shipping & Regulatory Support

Support domestic and international movement of energetic materials, test hardware, and operational equipment.

Maintain working awareness of hazardous materials, Dangerous Goods, ITAR, EAR, customs, and international transportation requirements affecting deployments.

Recognize activities requiring specialized regulatory review and…