System Safety Engineer — MIL-STD-882E Expert

Anduril Industries; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a System Safety Engineer to autonomously drive system-level safety decisions across product portfolios. You will apply advanced analyses, influence design trades, and lead complex failure investigations with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-ready defense systems.

You will collaborate with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware/Software groups throughout the lifecycle to develop and verify safety solutions, ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of 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 and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and other relevant safety standards.
• Strong background in safety analysis techniques including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
• Experience with requirements decomposition for Safety.
• Failure investigation/analysis experience with a proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence.
• Design Review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confident presentation skills.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Execute System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and program-specific requirements.
• Conduct safety analyses including FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments at the system and sub-system level.
• Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions.
• Identify and document hazards and risks, manage hazard tracking, and ensure proper risk mitigation strategies are in place.
• Support the Design Requirements Process to ensure teams adhere to safety best practices.
• Support Development Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR) representing System Safety.
• Lead Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports.
• Verify and validate risk and hazard reduction measures.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and support customer and regulatory engagements as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement in System Safety processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant military and industry safety standards.

Skills

System safety

FHA/FTA analysis

MIL-STD-882E

Safety requirements decomposition

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering

M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Relyence

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Cameo

Ansys

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a System Safety Engineer to autonomously drive system-level safety decisions across product portfolios. You will apply advanced analyses, influence design trades, and lead complex failure investigations with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-ready defense systems.

You will collaborate with Reliability, Systems Engineering, and Hardware/Software groups throughout the lifecycle to develop and verify safety solutions, ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and