Systems Safety Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 / 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.

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TL;DR · Systems Safety Engineer

Systems Safety Engineer The Systems Safety Engineer joins the Reliability & System Safety Engineering team to ensure products across various domains, including Air Dominance, Maritime, Ground Systems, Space, Counter-UAS, and Autonomy/Lattice, meet mission performance and safety requirements. This role involves autonomously driving system-level safety decisions, conducting complex failure investigations, and managing hazard tracking throughout the product development lifecycle. Key responsibilities include executing program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E, performing analyses such as FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, and FMECA, and developing safety requirements in collaboration with hardware and software teams. The role requires expertise in safety-critical systems within the defense or aerospace industries. Candidates should be proficient in requirement decomposition and risk mitigation. Preferred technical skills include familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, JSSSEH, and tools like Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, or Ansys to solve complex safety challenges.

What you'll do

  • Execute System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and specific project requirements.
  • Conduct advanced safety analyses including FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, and FMECA at system levels.
  • Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement technical safety solutions.
  • Identify, document, and manage hazards while ensuring robust risk mitigation strategies are in place.
  • Represent System Safety during critical development milestone reviews such as PDR, CDR, and QDR.
  • Lead corrective actions resulting from RCCA investigations and official mishap reports.
  • Verify and validate all risk and hazard reduction measures throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Drive continuous improvement of internal system safety processes and methodologies.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 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 an equivalent technical discipline.
  • Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards.
  • Strong background in safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
  • Experience with requirements decomposition for Safety and failure investigation/analysis to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Design Review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confident presentation skills.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

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