Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Officer

Position Overview

Title: Health, & Safety (EHS) Officer 

Company: Wild West Systems

Location: Leander, TX 

Employment Type: Full-time

Company Overview

Wild West Systems is an American defense technology company with the mission to equip the civilized world with superior and affordable arms and advanced technologies to dominate the battlefield of present and future threats in a new era of asymmetrical warfare.  We fuse versatile domain experience with novel approach and creativity to change the paradigm of defense - both for military arenas and civilian soft targets.  We're an early-stage startup, rapidly moving and growing. 

General Qualifications (all roles) 

• A patriotic passion to arm our troops with elite weaponry
• Self-starter, capable of performing tasks as an individual as well as working well in a team 
• Servant-leader mentality, extreme ownership, willing to participate in different and rapidly changing projects and dynamic environment  
• ITAR REQUIREMENT: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. section 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. section 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Role Summary

Wild West Systems is seeking a EHS Officer to lead safety, compliance, and risk management for operations involving ammunition, explosives, energetics materials, and associated transportation and handling activities.  This role will own site-level safety programs, regulatory compliance, training, inspections, incident response, and interface with internal teams, regulators, and government customers.  The position is responsible for ensuring operations align with US-DoD contract (DMCA), Safety and security requirements, OSHA standards, and hazardous materials transportation (US-DOT) requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the company's ammunition and explosives safety program in accordance with DoD 4145 26m, DESR 6055.09 and 27 CFR Part 555 (ATFE)
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements applicable to explosives and blasting agents, including hazard identification, safe work practices, training, and controlled handling procedures OSHA
• Manage hazardous materials transportation compliance under 49 CFR, including packaging, marking, labeling, shipping documentation, segregation, and carrier coordination for Class 1 materials
• Conduct safety reviews, inspections, audits, and corrective action tracking for manufacturing, storage, test, and transport operations
• Support site hazard analysis, risk assessments, emergency response planning, and incident investigation
• Interface with DCMA, government quality/safety/security representatives, and customer auditors during inspections, program reviews, and corrective action closure
• Maintain records, training documentations, SOPs, permits, and compliance artifacts required for regulated munitions activities
• Advise engineering, operations, logistics, and program management on safe design, storage, handling, and movement of energetics materials
• Lead or support root-cause analysis for safety events, near misses, and nonconformances 
• Monitor changes, in applicable federal, state, and local requirements and update company procedures accordingly

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in explosives safety, ammunition operations, munitions compliance, industrial safety, or a related regulated environment
• Demonstrated working knowledge of DoD 4145.26 contractor safety requirements for ammunition and explosives
• Familiarity with OSHA 29 CFR standards relevant to hazardous materials, explosives, and general industrial safety
• Working Knowledge of 49 CFR hazardous materials transportation requirements, especially Class 1 explosive materials
• Working Knowledge of 27 CFR Part 555 (ATFE) 
• Experience supporting or interacting with DCMA government oversight functions
• Experience developing AE SOPs, training programs, inspection checklists, and corrective action systems
• Experience generating, implementing, and reviewing ESSP (explosives site safety plan) for multiple sites
• ITAR Requirement
• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, engineering, chemistry, environmental health, or related field/equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in munitions, manufacturing
• Experience in munitions, test range operations
• CSP, ASP, CHMM, or similar safety certification
• Experience with ISO- style quality systems, contractor safety programs, or military customer audits
• Experience working in a start-up and fast-paced environment

Success Measures

• Zero preventable safety incidents involving munitions or hazardous materials
• Timely completion of audits, training, inspections, and corrective actions
• Annual reviews and approval cycles of safety documentation 
• Annual training of all personnel in regard to company AE safety policies
• Audit readiness for DCMA and customer reviews
• Clear, usable safety procedures that support operational speed without sacrificing compliance
• Cross-functional adoption of safe work practices across the business