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Anduril Industries · 2 weeks ago

Sr. System Safety Engineer, Connected Warfare

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$166K/yr - $220K/yr

5+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities through advanced technology. The System Safety Engineer will lead various safety assessments and analyses for aircraft products, ensuring compliance with safety best practices and risk management throughout the product development lifecycle.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Draft reports on Anduril’s System Safety Approach and support the System Safety Program Plan for Anduril

Identify & Document Hazards, Risks, and Mitigation Measures for the program

Support Design & Development Engineers as a critical partner in Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) exercises at system level, and sub-system level for complex aircraft and ground systems

Document, and manage all risks and hazards coming out of proactive Reliability Safety Exercises

Lead and draft the Program System Safety Analysis Reports

Support the Design Requirements Process as a Subject Matter Expert to ensure teams adhere to Safety best practices and triage proactive hazard mitigations with the team coming out of Reliability Safety Engineering exercises

Lead, Draft, and tailor Built In Test Plans and Support Reliability Engineering on Qualification Test Plan Development for new products

Support Development Milestone Reviews such as PDR, CDR, QDR representing Reliability Safety

Lead and triage all Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations

Lead product End-To-End Plans from component receiving through field deployment: Identify risks, and coordinate risk mitigation with supporting stakeholder teams such as Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Deployment Operations as it relates to Safety

Host regular corrective action reviews to ensure lessons learned are communicated with all stakeholders, and that all actions have been implemented in a timely manner

Develop, Draft, and Implement Reliability Safety Processes and reports for the business to improve and streamline our Design, Manufacturing, and Deployment Operations efforts for rapid development

Support Business Operations Continuous Improvement: Software Tool Upgrade Requirements Drafting, and Beta Testing to improve risk and hazard tracking and management

Verify and Validate Risk and Hazard Reduction Measures

Qualification

Functional Hazard AnalysisFault Tree AnalysisRisk ManagementSafety EngineeringMIL-STD-882Failure InvestigationSafety Critical Functional Thread AnalysisDesign ReviewTechnical WritingMechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringModeling/CADElectrical Engineering FamiliarityUAV Operations ExperienceQuantitative FTA AnalysisFailure ModesEffects AnalysisRelyenceTeamcenterJIRAJAMACameoAnsysHAZOPETA

Required

Minimum of 5 years Industry Experience as a Safety Engineer or equivalent engineering background

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Physics

Experience working on Advanced Hardware and Mechanical Systems

Experience with MIL-STD-882 or comparable

Requirements decomposition experience for Safety

Test Plan Requirements experience for Safety

Failure Investigation experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence

Fault Tree Analysis Experience (FTA)

Functional Hazard Analysis Experience (FHA)

Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)

Hazard Evaluation, management, and mitigation action liaising experience

SOP Procedure/Procedure Drafting Experience/Tech Writing Experience for Logistics, Maintenance, and/or Field Teams

Design Review Experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confident in presentation skills

Preferred

M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Physics

Experience with Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Root Cause Analysis Methodologies, Corrective action management, Hazard Management, and Risk management

Experiencing liaising mitigation plans to closure

Modeling/CAD Experience

Electrical Engineering Familiarity with schematics, best practices, and industry guidelines for Reliability & System Safety

Aircraft, Spacecraft, or UAV Operations Experience

Technical writing experience developing standards, specifications, user guides, and policies

Requirements drafting experience for Software & Hardware

Experience supporting field tests, including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination

Quantitative FTA Analysis Experience

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Experience (FMEA)

Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys, experience preferred

Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), and Event Tree Analysis (ETA) experience preferred

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.

We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.

Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.

Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Annual reimbursement for professional development

Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Available depending on role eligibility.