Staff System Safety Engineer

Anduril Industries

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On-site
Location
Atlanta, GA
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$165,000–$218,000 / yr
Posted
95 days ago
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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff System Safety Engineer

The Staff System Safety Engineer joins the Reliability & System Safety Engineering team to establish discipline philosophy across product lines and lead safety for multiple concurrent programs. This role involves defining organization-wide methodologies, managing multi-year enterprise initiatives, and providing expert technical direction on complex analyses such as FHA, Fault Tree, SCFTA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments. The engineer will influence system architecture from concept to deployment while ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and other industry standards. Key responsibilities include managing hazard tracking infrastructure, resolving cross-program technical conflicts, and overseeing corrective actions from mishap reports. Candidates must possess expertise in safety-critical hardware and software systems within the defense or aerospace sectors. Required skills include proficiency in requirements decomposition for system-of-systems, failure investigation, and experience with tools like Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and Ansys.

What you'll do

  • Define and establish the organization-wide System Safety methodology and discipline philosophy across all product lines.
  • Lead safety strategy and resolve technical conflicts for multiple concurrent programs.
  • Drive multi-year enterprise initiatives to scale safety capabilities and support rapid product development.
  • Architect tailored System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and customer requirements.
  • Provide expert technical direction on complex analyses including FHA, Fault Tree, SCFTA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments.
  • Influence system architecture and design trades from concept through deployment to ensure Design for Safety outcomes.
  • Establish hazard management standards, tracking infrastructure, and risk mitigation frameworks across programs.
  • Manage complex safety corrective actions from investigations and ensure lessons learned are shared organization-wide.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 12 years of industry experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent engineering background.
  • B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.
  • Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry.
  • Expert-level knowledge of MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards.
  • Expertise in safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
  • Demonstrated experience establishing System Safety Engineering frameworks across multiple products or programs.
  • Experience with requirements decomposition for Safety at the system-of-systems level.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

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