System Safety Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is seeking a System Safety Engineer to support our Air Defense programs. The Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software development teams across the product development lifecycle rely on guidance from Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Trees, System Safety Assessments, and Hazard Management and Hazard Mitigation activities for your product(s). The right person for this role has knowledge of design and development with a safety focus on aircraft systems, as well as exposure to test, analysis, manufacturing, and continuous improvement in a production environment.

If you are someone who has hands‑on experience throughout the new product development life cycle from concept to customer delivery, loves to build world‑class Reliability and Safety processes, can work efficiently across multidisciplinary teams, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you.

• Develop and implement tailored System Safety program plans aligned with the needs of Anduril & its customers, as well as industry standards for System Safety.
• Conduct and review complex safety analyses, including FHA (Functional Hazard Analysis), Fault Tree, SCFTA (Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis), and SSA (System Safety Assessments) at system level and sub‑system level for complex aircraft systems.
• Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions.
• Identify & document hazards & risks for your program(s), manage hazard tracking databases, and ensure proper risk mitigation strategies are in place.
• Support the Design Requirements Process as a Subject Matter Expert to ensure teams adhere to Safety best practices.
• Lead, draft, and tailor Built In Test Plans and Support Reliability Engineering on Qualification Test Plan Development for new products.
• Support Development Milestone Reviews such as PDR, CDR, QDR representing System Safety.
• Lead and triage all Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports.
• Host regular corrective action reviews to ensure lessons learned are communicated with all stakeholders, and that all actions have been implemented in a timely manner.
• Develop, Draft, and Implement System Safety Processes and reports for the business to improve and streamline our Design, Manufacturing, and Deployment Operations efforts for rapid development.
• Verify and validate risk and hazard reduction measures.
• Liaise with customers, regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders on safety‑related matters.
• Drive continuous improvement in System Safety processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant military and industry safety standards.

• Minimum of 5 years Industry Experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent engineering background.
• 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 Rotorcraft, Aircraft, or Weapon Systems.
• Extensive knowledge of MIL‑STD‑882E or other relevant safety standards.
• Experience setting up a System Safety Engineering framework for a product or program, including early‑stage Design for Safety and Hazard Analysis experience.
• Strong background in safety analysis techniques, including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
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