Anduril
Systems Safety Engineer
$126K–$167K
Broomfield, Colorado, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum of 5 years; equivalent engineering background accepted.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Drives system-level safety decisions and analyses across product development, partnering with engineering teams to deliver safe, mission-ready defense and aerospace systems.
What you'll do
- Conduct system and subsystem safety analyses, identify and track hazards, and verify risk-reduction measures.
- Develop safety requirements, influence design solutions, and represent System Safety in design reviews and customer or regulatory engagements.
- Lead safety corrective actions from investigations and improve safety processes and methods.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of industry experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent engineering background.
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in defense or aerospace; familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
- Experience with safety requirements decomposition, failure investigation/analysis, and design reviews; eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline; familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, or JSSSEH.
- Experience with named safety tools, software safety cases, risk/change management, software/firmware HITL/SITL, or AI/ML software safety.
Pay
$126,000 — $167,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-882E, FTA, FHA, SCFTA, FMECA, Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA
AI focus
Preferred experience includes AI/ML software safety.
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