Anduril
Systems Safety Engineer
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jun 8, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years; equivalent engineering background accepted.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
About the job
Drives system-level safety decisions, analyses hazards and failures, and partners with engineering teams to deliver safe, mission-ready defense and aerospace products.
What you'll do
- Conduct system and subsystem safety analyses, manage hazards and mitigations, and verify risk reduction.
- Develop safety requirements and work with design teams throughout product development and design reviews.
- Lead corrective actions and failure investigations, and support customer and regulatory engagements.
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 in defense or aerospace, plus familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards.
- Background in safety analysis (FTA, FHA, SCFTA, FMECA), safety requirements decomposition, and failure investigation; eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Experience with named safety standards or tools, software safety cases, risk/change management, HITL/SITL, or AI/ML software safety.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, JSSSEH, Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA
AI focus
Preferred experience includes AI/ML software safety; the role otherwise focuses on system safety engineering.
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