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Salary: USD 126,000 - 167,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Systems Safety Engineer to join its Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization. This role supports multiple product domains including Air Dominance & Strike, Maritime, Ground Systems, Space, Counter-UAS, and Autonomy/Lattice.
You will autonomously drive system-level safety decisions, apply advanced analysis techniques, influence design trades, and lead complex failure investigations. Working across the product development lifecycle, you will partner with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software teams to deliver safe, mission-ready products.
Key responsibilities include:
- Execute System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and program-specific requirements
- Conduct safety analyses including FHA (Functional Hazard Analysis), Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments at system and sub-system levels
- Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions
- Identify, document, and track hazards and risks; ensure proper risk mitigation strategies
- Support the Design Requirements Process to ensure adherence to safety best practices
- Represent System Safety at Development Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR)
- 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
- Drive continuous improvement in System Safety processes and methodologies
- Ensure compliance with relevant military and industry safety standards
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 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 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 abilities
- 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 tools: Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys
- Software safety case development experience
- Risk management, change control/change management reviews, software/firmware HITL/SITL experience
- AI/ML software safety experience
