Environmental Health and Safety Test Site Engineer; III-Senior

Environmental Health and Safety Test Site Engineer (III-Senior)

Long Beach, CA

Space is a war fighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

• Be the offset.We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take?We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people.Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

We are seeking an experienced EHS Engineer (III-Senior) to support safe and compliant test site operations, with a strong emphasis on explosives handling and storage, liquid propellants, and hypergolic systems. This role will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental, health, and safety programs that support hazardous test operations while ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The ideal candidate will have prior experience serving in a Responsible Person (RP) role and be comfortable interfacing with the ATF, local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and other regulatory bodies.

This individual should bring practical knowledge of high-hazard operations, including propellant handling, explosive materials management, and test readiness support. This position requires extensive travel to test sites, operational locations, and regulatory or partner facilities, potentially on short notice.

• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs for test site operations, including hazardous testing activities involving explosives, pyrotechnics, liquid propellants, and hypergols.
• Support safe handling, storage, transportation, and use of explosive materials in compliance with ATF regulations and company policies.
• Serve as a key EHS resource for operational readiness reviews, hazard analyses, test planning, and pre-job safety assessments.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and test teams to identify hazards and implement effective controls for high-risk activities.
• Maintain compliance with applicable ATF, OSHA, EPA, DOT, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Interface with local AHJs, fire departments, environmental agencies, and external regulators during inspections, permitting, and incident follow-up.
• Support or serve in a Responsible Person (RP) capacity for regulated explosive operations, as applicable.
• Develop and deliver training related to explosives safety, hazardous materials handling, emergency response, PPE, and safe work practices.
• Lead or support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective/preventive action tracking.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and assessments of test facilities, magazines, storage areas, and operational processes.
• Support development of emergency response plans for test site incidents involving explosives, propellants, fires, toxic releases, or other hazardous events.
• Assist with hazardous waste management and environmental compliance activities associated with test operations.
• Review and approve procedures, work instructions, and operating plans related to hazardous operations.
• Travel extensively to support multiple test sites, storage locations, audits, inspections, and operational activities.
• Provide on-site EHS support during test campaigns, field operations, and special projects, including travel on short notice as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Chemistry,…