Senior System Safety Engineer — Defense Autonomy

Speedrun Talent Network; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Grants

Health Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a System Safety Engineer to independently drive system-level safety decisions across the product portfolio. You will apply FHA, FTA, SCFTA, and FMECA techniques, develop safety requirements, and collaborate with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software teams to deliver mission-ready systems.

Key responsibilities include leading safety analyses per MIL-STD-882E, supporting design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR), and guiding risk reduction from investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent.
• Experience with safety-critical hardware/software in defense/aerospace.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and safety standards.
• Strong safety analysis skills: FHA, FTA, SCFTA, FMECA.
• Experience with safety requirements decomposition and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Drive system-level safety decisions across product portfolio.
• Apply FHA, FTA, SCFTA, FMECA techniques and document hazards.
• Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams.
• Lead hazard tracking and risk mitigation.
• Support design reviews (PDR/CDR/MRR) and risk reduction.
• Coordinate with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software teams.

Skills

System Safety

Safety Analysis

Requirements Decomposition

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical / Aerospace / Systems Engineering

Tools

Relyence

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Cameo

Ansys

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a System Safety Engineer to independently drive system-level safety decisions across the product portfolio. You will apply FHA, FTA, SCFTA, and FMECA techniques, develop safety requirements, and collaborate with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software teams to deliver mission-ready systems.

Key responsibilities include leading safety analyses per MIL-STD-882E, supporting design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR), and guiding risk reduction from investigations.