Manufacturing Safety Engineer: Risk-Driven Production

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

On-site facilities

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Safety Engineer to join our Costa Mesa team. You will apply formal risk assessments and the hierarchy of controls to production equipment, fixtures, and work instructions, identifying hazards early and designing them out in collaboration with EHS, controls engineering, and production teams.

You’ll serve as the on-the-floor technical authority for factory safety without slowing production.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing/machine safety, equipment or controls engineering, or a related discipline with demonstrated ownership of risk assessments.
• Hands-on experience performing formal machine and task-based risk assessments and applying the hierarchy of controls.
• Working knowledge of machine safeguarding and applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements, including machine guarding and lockout/tagout.
• Experience developing Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and translating risk-assessment findings into work instructions, controls, and training.
• Experience designing safety into production/test equipment, partnering with EHS and electrical safety specialists.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functionally on the factory floor and with engineering teams.
• Eligibility to pursue and maintain a U.S. security clearance, as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead formal machine and task-based risk assessments on production equipment, fixtures, tooling, and processes, documenting hazards, risk ratings, required controls, and residual risk.
• Review manufacturing work instructions and supporting training material for safety adequacy; author Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and embed the required controls, PPE, and safe-work steps.
• Engineer and review production equipment such as lift fixtures and material-handling aids in partnership with EHS, and support proof-load testing.
• Assess and design safety into production test equipment.
• Apply the hierarchy of controls and prevention-through-design principles to eliminate or reduce hazards at the equipment and line-design stage.
• Define functional-safety requirements for safety-related control systems and verify their implementation.
• Partner with EHS to ensure engineering controls satisfy applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements (machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical, PPE, materials handling).
• Support incident and near-miss investigations and root-cause analysis; drive corrective engineering actions and management of change.

Skills

Risk assessments

Hierarchy of controls

Machine safeguarding

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial/Safety Engineering

Equivalent technical discipline

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Safety Engineer to join our Costa Mesa team. You will apply formal risk assessments and the hierarchy of controls to production equipment, fixtures, and work instructions, identifying hazards early and designing them out in collaboration with EHS, controls engineering, and production teams.

You’ll serve as the on-the-floor technical authority for factory safety without slowing production.