Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1821 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer

As a Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer on the Explosive Engineering & Operations Team, you will lead munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification efforts from prototype through production. You will manage the end-to-end certification process through WSERB, FISTRP, and SSSTRP boards while building a team of three to ten safety engineers. Your daily responsibilities include creating safety documentation packages, performing root cause analysis, managing project deliverables like requirements and traceability matrices, and establishing scalable frameworks for government reviews. You will collaborate with engineering and operations teams to integrate safety into the product development lifecycle. The role requires expertise in MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, and MIL-STD-1901. You must possess a degree in an engineering discipline and extensive experience in ordnance systems design, certification, and technical leadership within the defense sector to solve complex weapons safety challenges.

What you'll do

  • Lead munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD weapons safety review boards like WSERB and FISTRP.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a team of 3–10 system safety engineers while providing technical direction.
  • Create, manage, and present formal safety documentation packages to internal stakeholders and government review boards.
  • Embed safety practices into the product development lifecycle in partnership with engineering and operations teams.
  • Plan and drive testing, analysis, and review milestones to minimize certification timelines.
  • Perform root cause analysis and manage corrective actions related to the safety review process.
  • Manage project deliverables including requirements documentation, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices.
  • Develop scalable frameworks and establish precedents for government reviews across future company programs.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems.
  • 2+ years of experience leading, managing, or technically directing a team of engineers.
  • Experience with warhead/fuze review boards (WSERB, FISTRP, AFSRB, or equivalent) and munitions system certification.
  • Deep working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, and MIL-STD-1901.
  • Experience in program management, customer/vendor management, and preparing formal safety documentation.
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE L/Q) and established relationships with DoW boards (preferred).

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