Anduril
Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in ordnance systems design, safety, certification, and systems engineering; 2+ years leading, managing, or technically directing a team of engineers.
- Education
- BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline.
About the job
Leads munitions, warhead, and fuze safety certification programs, including review-board submissions, testing, safety documentation, and development of a system safety engineering team.
What you'll do
- Lead certification through DoD weapons safety review boards and manage relationships with review entities.
- Build and lead a team of 3–10 safety engineers while directing technical work.
- Manage safety documentation, testing milestones, root-cause analysis, requirements, change control, and certification frameworks.
What they ask for
- BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems; 2+ years leading, managing, or technically directing engineers.
- Warhead/fuze review board experience and munitions system certification or qualification experience.
- Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, and MIL-STD-1901; must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret, Top Secret, or DOE L/Q).
- Experience qualifying ordnance through multiple DoW branches, building a safety engineering function, or establishing safety team processes.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901, WSERB, FISTRP, AFSRB
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