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Systems Safety Engineer

Anduril - Washington, DC, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-15

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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company's Lattice OS is an AI-powered operating system that integrates thousands of data streams into a real-time, 3D command and control center. Anduril brings cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to military systems. The Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is hiring Systems Safety Engineers across multiple product domains including Air Dominance & Strike, Maritime, Ground Systems, Space, Counter-UAS, and Autonomy/Lattice. The team works with broader Engineering to ensure products are safe and meet mission performance, environmental, and customer requirements. As a Systems Safety Engineer, 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. Key responsibilities include: executing System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E; conducting safety analyses (FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, FMECA, System Safety Assessments); developing safety requirements and collaborating with design teams; identifying and documenting hazards and risks with proper mitigation strategies; supporting the Design Requirements Process; representing System Safety at Development Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR); leading Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports; verifying and validating risk and hazard reduction measures; liaising with internal stakeholders and supporting customer/regulatory engagements; driving continuous improvement in System Safety processes; and ensuring compliance with military and industry safety standards. REQUIREMENTS: - Minimum 5 years of industry experience as a Systems 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 defense or aerospace industry - Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards - Strong background in safety analysis techniques (FTA, FHA, SCFTA, FMECA) - Experience with requirements decomposition for Safety - Failure investigation/analysis experience with 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 cross-functional communication - Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent - Experience or familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, JSSSEH - Experience with Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys - Software safety case development experience - Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, software/firmware HITL/SITL - AI/ML software safety experience

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