Senior Equipment Safety Engineer

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril’s Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Senior Equipment Safety Engineer to help design, integrate, and deploy automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories. The role contributes to defining production automation at a national scale and leads machine-safety efforts for manufacturing equipment across multiple production lines.

The engineer serves as a safety expert during equipment design, commissioning, and validation; identifies applicable safety standards; conducts hazard analyses and risk assessments; and performs safety buyoff. The role also architects safety systems, investigates equipment safety failures and workplace injuries, recommends corrective actions, and ensures regulatory compliance for production equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics/Controls, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a similar field.
• At least 4 years of machine safety experience in a production environment.
• Completed one of the following certifications: Functional Safety [TUV Rheinland] for Machinery Engineer, Functional Safety Engineer [TUV SUD], or Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE) [TUV NORD].
• Deep knowledge of selection, integration, and validation of safety hardware.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice To Haves

• At least 6 years of machine safety experience in a production environment.
• Experience with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing.
• Familiarity with CAD packages including NX, Solidworks, or AutoCAD.
• Experience interfacing with regulatory agencies and safety committees.

Responsibilities

• Lead machine safety efforts for manufacturing equipment across multiple Anduril production lines.
• Serve as the safety expert during the design, commissioning, and validation of automated and semi-automated production equipment.
• Determine relevant safety standards, conduct hazard analyses and risk assessments, and perform safety buyoff for equipment such as conveyance, robotics, process equipment, and lifting systems.
• Architect safety systems, including E-stops, scanners, light curtains, door interlocks, and other relevant hardware.
• Investigate equipment safety failures or workplace injuries and provide corrective actions.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for production equipment.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as a comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior