Systems Safety Engineer

Anduril Industries • Costa Mesa, CA

20h

About The Position

Anduril's Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is hiring System Safety Engineers across our product portfolio. Domains may include Air Dominance & Strike, Maritime, Ground Systems, Space, Counter-UAS, and Autonomy/Lattice. The Reliability & System Safety Engineering team works with our broader Engineering team to ensure our products are safe and meet all mission performance, environmental, and customer requirements. We develop cutting-edge System Safety processes and methods to secure scalable, long-term business success. As a System Safety Engineer at Anduril, you will autonomously drive system-level safety decisions, apply advanced analysis techniques, influence design trades, and lead complex failure investigations. You will partner with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software teams across the product development lifecycle to deliver safe, mission-ready products.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent engineering background
• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards
• Strong background in safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA
• Experience with requirements decomposition for Safety
• Failure investigation/analysis experience with a proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence
• Design Review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confident presentation skills
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice To Haves

• M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• Experience or familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, and JSSSEH
• Experience with Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys
• Software safety case development experience
• Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, and software/firmware HITL/SITL
• AI/ML software safety experience

Responsibilities

• Execute System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and program-specific requirements
• Conduct safety analyses including FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments at the system and sub-system level
• Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions
• Identify and document hazards and risks, manage hazard tracking, and ensure proper risk mitigation strategies are in place
• Support the Design Requirements Process to ensure teams adhere to safety best practices
• Support Development Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR) representing System Safety
• Lead Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports
• Verify and validate risk and hazard reduction measures
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and support customer and regulatory engagements as needed
• Drive continuous improvement in System Safety processes and methodologies
• Ensure compliance with relevant military and industry safety standards

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• top-tier benefits for full-time employees

What This Job Offers

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