Drimva

Anduril

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Safety Engineering

$166K–$220K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026

Experience
10+ years, with at least 3 years in a leadership role; preferred: 12+ years, with at least 5 years in leadership.
Education
B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline; M.S. in an engineering discipline preferred.

About the job

Build and lead Anduril’s manufacturing safety engineering function, establishing risk-assessment standards and engineering safety into equipment, production lines, and processes across multiple sites.

What you'll do

  • Build and manage the team, define its strategy and operating model, and drive adoption across manufacturing sites.
  • Establish risk-assessment methods, safety sign-off and management-of-change processes, and own safety metrics and reporting.
  • Lead high-consequence hazard assessments, specify and verify safety controls, and partner on incident investigations and corrective actions.

What they ask for

  • B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
  • 10+ years in manufacturing/machine safety, equipment/controls engineering, or related discipline, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Experience building and managing technical teams and establishing engineering processes or disciplines; expertise in formal machine and task-based risk assessment and machine safeguarding.
  • Working knowledge of applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910 requirements; eligibility to pursue and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with ISO 12100, ISO 13849, or ANSI B11; M.S. in an engineering discipline or CSP/CMSE certification.
  • 12+ years’ experience with at least 5 years in leadership, including establishing a safety-engineering function; experience scaling across manufacturing sites is also preferred.

Pay

$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

OSHA 29 CFR 1910, ISO 12100, ISO 13849, ANSI B11

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)