Sr.System Safety Engineer - Aircraft Systems

Overview

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril’s products are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our Air Dominance & Strike team. The Reliability & System Safety Engineering team works with the broader Engineering team to ensure products are safe and meet mission performance, environmental conditions, and customer requirements. We develop Reliability & System Safety processes and methods to secure scalable, long-term business success.

As a System Safety Engineer at Anduril, you will leverage extensive knowledge of advanced Reliability & System Safety tools and methodologies to drive excellence in safety processes. You will support the Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Hardware & Software development teams across the product development lifecycle by guiding Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Trees, System Safety Assessments, and Hazard Management and Hazard Mitigation activities for your product(s).

The right person has knowledge of design and development with a safety focus on aircraft systems, and exposure to test, analysis, manufacturing, and continuous improvement in a production environment. If you have hands-on experience throughout the new product development life cycle from concept to customer delivery, enjoy building world-class Reliability and Safety processes, can work efficiently across multidisciplinary teams, and are accountable for results, then this role is for you.

• Develop and implement tailored System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E and the needs of Anduril & its customers.
• Conduct and review complex safety analyses, including FHA (Functional Hazard Analysis), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis, System of Systems Hazard Analysis, Environmental Hazard Analysis, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis, Health Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis and SCFTA (Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis).
• Develop and document a Safety Assessment Report (SAR).
• Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions.
• Identify & document hazards & risks for programs, manage hazard tracking databases, and ensure proper risk mitigation strategies are in place.
• Support the Design Requirements Process as a Subject Matter Expert to ensure teams adhere to Safety best practices.
• Support Development Milestone Reviews such as CoDR, PDR, CDR, FRR representing System Safety.
• Lead and triage all Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports.
• Host regular corrective action reviews to ensure lessons learned are communicated with all stakeholders and that actions are implemented in a timely manner.
• Develop, draft, and implement System Safety Processes and reports to improve and streamline Design, Manufacturing, and Deployment Operations for rapid development.
• Verify and validate risk and hazard reduction measures.
• Liaise with customers, regulatory bodies, and internal stakeholders on safety-related matters.
• Drive continuous improvement in System Safety processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant military and industry safety standards.

• Minimum of 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 & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry, with a preference for Weapon Systems, Aircraft, UAS or Rotorcraft.
• Extensive knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD 516C airworthiness, AC-17-01, and other relevant safety standards.
• Strong background in safety analysis techniques, including FTA, FHA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
• Experience with function and requirements decomposition for Safety.
• Test Plan Requirements experience for Safety.
• Failure investigation/analysis experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence.
• Hazard Evaluation, management, and mitigation action liaising experience.
• Design Review Experience (PDR, CDR, FRR, MRR) and confident in presentation skills across all levels of leadership.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Eligibility to obtain/maintain a Secret Clearance.

• M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, DO-178C, DO-254, JSSSEH, MIL-STD 882E, MIL-STD-810,…