Staff System Safety Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $222k
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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 1993 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1806 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff System Safety Engineer

As a Staff System Safety Engineer at Anduril, you will join the Reliability & System Safety Engineering team to establish and lead safety methodologies across multiple product lines. Your day-to-day responsibilities include defining system safety strategies, resolving technical conflicts, driving multi-year initiatives, and architecting tailored safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E. You will also provide expert guidance on complex safety analyses, influence system architecture for design safety outcomes, and establish hazard management standards. Additionally, you will serve as a senior subject matter expert in design requirements processes and development milestone reviews, own corrective actions from RCCA investigations, and represent Anduril externally to customers and regulatory bodies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with safety-critical systems in the defense or aerospace industry, expertise in MIL-STD-882E, and proficiency in safety analysis techniques such as FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.

What you'll do

  • Define System Safety methodology and establish discipline philosophy across product lines.
  • Lead safety across multiple concurrent programs, setting strategy and resolving technical conflicts.
  • Drive multi-year enterprise initiatives to transform departmental capability in System Safety.
  • Architect tailored System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E standards.
  • Provide expert technical direction on complex safety analyses including FHA, Fault Tree, SCFTA, FMECA.
  • Establish hazard management standards and risk mitigation frameworks used across programs.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 12 years of industry experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent background
  • Deep expertise in safety-critical systems, preferably in defense or aerospace industries
  • Expert-level knowledge of MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards
  • Proven track record of establishing System Safety Engineering frameworks across multiple products
  • Extensive experience with safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA
  • Strong requirements decomposition skills for Safety at the system-of-systems level
  • Extensive Design Review experience (PDR, CDR) and excellent presentation skills

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