Ordnance System Safety Engineer – DoD Certification Lead

System Safety; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a systems safety engineer to drive munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification efforts. You will build safety cases, assemble documentation, and shepherd programs through DoD reviews with speed and rigor.

This hands-on, technical role works with design, test, and program management teams to embed safety early in the lifecycle. Expect travel up to 25% for testing and customer meetings.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems
• Warhead/fuze review board experience
• Munitions system certification or qualification experience
• Deep knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901
• Experience in program management, customer and vendor management, and managing schedules and budgets
• Ability to travel for testing and customer meetings (surges up to 25%)
• Experience preparing formal safety documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; presenting to safety boards
• Must obtain U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening

Responsibilities

• Drive munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD safety review boards (WSERB, FISTRP, SSSTRP)
• Create, review, manage, and present safety documentation packages to internal stakeholders, customers, and fuze/safety boards
• Partner with engineering, program management, and operations teams to ensure safety and certification information is accurate and thorough
• Plan and execute testing, analysis, and review milestones; minimize certification timelines
• Perform root cause analysis and document corrective actions in safety reviews
• Manage project deliverables including requirements documentation, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices
• Create frameworks and establish precedent for government reviews and system certifications
• Flow down safety guidance and coordinate with vendors (ESAD, warhead) as needed

Skills

Safety engineering

DoD standards

Systems engineering

Project management

Safety documentation

Education

BS in mechanical/aerospace engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a systems safety engineer to drive munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification efforts. You will build safety cases, assemble documentation, and shepherd programs through DoD reviews with speed and rigor.

This hands-on, technical role works with design, test, and program management teams to embed safety early in the lifecycle. Expect travel up to 25% for testing and customer meetings.