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Anduril Industries · 1 month ago

Sr. System Safety Engineer

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 with advanced technology. They are seeking a Sr. System Safety Engineer to support product development, ensure compliance with safety requirements, and lead reliability processes for military systems.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and schematics for compliance, redundancy, and accuracy against requirements and concept of operations

Partner with Design & Development Engineers to document requirements and proactively identify risk through tools such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Physics of Failure Methodologies, and Analysis + Test Data Reviews in R&D

Support Development Milestone Reviews through identification of appropriate entry and exit criteria, and work with Quality Engineering to guide the hand off process to production

Perform predictive reliability analysis to calculate probability of loss of control, loss of asset, MTTF, and MTBF utilizing Anduril requirements, specifications, and COTS specifications as well as leveraging MIL-HDBK-217 Plus

Lead FMECA (Failure Mode and Effects Criticality Analysis) evaluations and calculations

Lead Maintainability prediction models using MIL-HDBK-472

Perform Weibull analysis utilizing test data from the Qualification campaign to general Reliability Performance Reports for the customer

Create and tailor R&D Test and Qualification Test top level campaign requirements & plans with support from the Chief Architect, Product Manager, Systems Engineering, and Design and Test Engineer(s)

Manage the Qualification & Traceability matrix alongside FMEA documentation to ensure appropriate requirements coverage

Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for issues found during R&D and Qualification testing alongside the Development, Quality, and Test Engineering Teams

Publish the Qualification Completion Matrix and Test Reports for the customer

Work with Quality Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure all inspection and acceptance test gates are in place and documented into a clear process against requirements

Develop and implement Reliability processes for the business to improve and streamline our Design, Manufacturing, and Deployment Operations efforts for rapid development

Host regular metrics reviews to highlight key problem areas for deployed products utilizing Anduril data. Plot aggregate data and review change trends, performance trends, and product issue landscapes. Support operational functional data log reviews for performance characterization to generate family data insights. Propose and coordinate corrective actions to closure to improve data performance trends

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

Qualification

Reliability EngineeringFMEA/FMECAWeibull analysisPredictive reliability analysisMechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringQualification testingRisk managementAnalytical skillsTest Plan DevelopmentChange managementCommunication skillsCollaborationTechnical writing

Required

Minimum of 5 years experience as a Reliability Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, or Test Engineer

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline

Experience with safety-critical hardware & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry, with a preference for Aircraft or Weapon Systems

Experience or familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-516C

Experience setting up a Reliability Engineering framework for a product or program, including early stage Design Reliability Experience

Strong background in reliability analysis techniques, including FMEA/FMECA, Prediction Modeling, Weibull analysis, and FTA

Qualification testing requirements experience and/or test execution experience to proactively characterize product behavior and performance

Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Eligibility to pursue Clearance, as required

Preferred

M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline

Experience with RTCA/DO-330, DO-254, or DO-178, MIL-HDBK-217 Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, MIL-HDBK-1629, and MIL-HDBK-882

Experience with Ansys/FEA

Experience with Relyence, Teamcenter, Confluence, and JIRA software suites

Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, and software/firmware HITL/SITL

Test Plan Development, fixture design, test set-up, and hands on test execution experience

HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), Environmental Testing, and/or Mechanical Loads Testing Experience, environmental test experience, and functional test experience

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

Requirements drafting experience for Software & Hardware

Active Secret or TS Clearance