Senior Munitions Safety Engineering Lead

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to own munitions and fuzing certification end to end. You will shepherd programs through WSERB, FISTRP, and SSSTRP, building relationships with review entities.

The role includes leading a 3–10 person safety engineering team, setting technical direction, and delivering safety documentation to internal and external stakeholders while advancing defense programs.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership to grow a 3–10 person safety team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for safety boards.
• Experience preparing formal safety documentation (specifications, test procedures, reports).
• Willingness to travel for testing and meetings (surges up to 25%).

Responsibilities

• Lead munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD safety boards (WSERB, FISTRP, SSSTRP).
• Build and lead a team of 3–10 safety engineers; mentor and set technical direction.
• Create and present safety documentation to stakeholders and safety boards.
• Embed safety practices across product development lifecycle from day one.
• Drive milestone planning, analysis, and reviews to minimize certification timelines.
• Own root cause analysis and corrective actions for safety reviews.
• Manage requirements, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices.
• Create scalable frameworks for government reviews and future programs.
• Coordinate with vendors (e.g., ESAD, warhead) as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Safety documentation

Travel readiness

Education

BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to own munitions and fuzing certification end to end. You will shepherd programs through WSERB, FISTRP, and SSSTRP, building relationships with review entities.

The role includes leading a 3–10 person safety engineering team, setting technical direction, and delivering safety documentation to internal and external stakeholders while advancing defense programs.