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4 Mar, 2026
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Defense, Exploration

Powering the Future: Building America’s Propulsion Workforce

American Made Propulsion
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Across propulsion and energetics operations, Voyager is building a modern industrial workforce designed to strengthen national security and restore critical domestic manufacturing capability to the U.S.

From solid rocket motors and roll control systems to black powder and essential energetic materials, our teams are scaling mission-ready propulsion systems while investing in the technicians, engineers and advanced manufacturers who make that work possible. By combining heritage manufacturing expertise with digital engineering, automation and AI-enabled process controls, we are redefining what an agile, resilient industrial base looks like in practice.

“We are investing in people and infrastructure simultaneously, ensuring we can meet growing demand while creating long-term opportunity in propulsion and energetics,” said Matt Magaña, president, Space, Defense & National Security, Voyager. “Our focus is building a workforce that can execute at speed while upholding the highest standards of safety, quality and mission assurance.”

Propulsion sits at the core of both defense and space missions, and meeting accelerating demand requires parallel investment in infrastructure and people. We are modernizing production lines, increasing throughput capacity and reinforcing secure domestic supply chains, all while creating durable, high-skilled career pathways in advanced manufacturing.

This effort is also about sovereignty and resilience. For decades, portions of the energetics supply chain shifted offshore, creating strategic vulnerabilities. Voyager is helping reverse that trend by strengthening domestic production of critical materials and scaling propulsion capabilities aligned with the nation’s highest-priority defense and space programs.

“We are blending the heritage of propulsion manufacturing with advanced systems, automation and rigorous process control,” said Karl Kulling, general manager of Energetics, Voyager. “That combination allows us to move faster, produce safely and deliver the performance our customers depend on.”

Across our strategic systems, which includes propulsion, energetics and critical chemicals, the company is hiring more Voyagers across leadership levels, engineering disciplines and technical capability.

Our workforce of Voyagers are empowered not only to operate advanced systems, but to help design new processes, implement digital tools and continuously improve production performance. By aligning investment in people, facilities and mission at the same time, Voyager is building enduring capability and reinforcing the industrial strength required to secure today and power what’s next.