Principal System Safety Engineer

• Andurils Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is hiring Principal System Safety Engineers to operate across the entire company. This role is not scoped to a single program or product line. Domains include Air Dominance & Strike Maritime Ground Systems Space Counter-UAS and Autonomy/Lattice. The Reliability & System Safety Engineering team works with our broader Engineering team to ensure our products are safe and meet all mission performance environmental and customer requirements. We develop cutting-edge System Safety processes and methods to secure scalable long-term business success.
• As a Principal System Safety Engineer at Anduril you are a company-wide technical authority on system safety. You set the safety philosophy risk acceptance posture and analytical standards that apply across every division and you are the person leadership turns to when a safety question is consequential contested or without precedent.
• This role exists to make sure Anduril does not build systems it cannot certify field or defend. You will provide independent safety assessments of programs at any point in their lifecycle carrying the same rigor a government weapon system safety review board would apply. You will engage programs early before architecture is locked so design decisions that are difficult to undo are caught while they are still cheap to change. And you will serve as a senior resource the company can deploy wherever deep system safety judgment is needed most.

• Serve as a company-wide System Safety technical authority across all Anduril divisions setting direction that spans Air Dominance & Strike Maritime Ground Systems Space Counter-UAS and Autonomy/Lattice rather than a single program or product line
• Conduct independent end-to-end safety assessments of any program at any lifecycle phase
• Deploy as a senior technical resource to programs across the portfolio standing up a credible System Safety approach quickly and leaving behind a baseline the program team can sustain
• Prepare programs and their engineering teams for formal government safety certification
• Shape Andurils enterprise technical risk posture by introducing the analytical models hazard framing and risk acceptance philosophy that leadership uses to make fielding test and investment decisions
• Pioneer analysis and verification approaches for emerging technology including autonomous and AI/ML-enabled systems where MIL-STD-882E and existing frameworks do not provide sufficient coverage
• Negotiate safety acceptance criteria alternate means of compliance and tailored standards with customers service safety centers and regulatory authorities on behalf of the company
• Drive System Safety philosophy planning standards and requirements practice across the enterprise and influence customer and regulatory requirements for novel systems
• Grow Senior and Staff System Safety engineers into recognized experts and create the frameworks mental models and training for engineers across the company
• Represent Anduril externally as a thought leader in industry working groups standards bodies and customer safety forums

• Minimum of 15 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
• Direct experience with government safety review boards such as the Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) Nonnuclear Munitions Safety Board (NNMSB) and Software System Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP) including building the safety case presenting it and achieving board approval
• Deep experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry with a preference for Weapon Systems Aircraft UAS Maritime Space Munitions and Energetics or Rotorcraft
• Expert-level knowledge of MIL-STD-882E including the judgment to tailor it credibly and working familiarity with service-level system safety policy and the Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH)
• Expert background in safety analysis techniques including FTA FHA SCFTA and FMECA with the judgment to know when each technique is the wrong tool for the problem
• Failure investigation and analysis experience with a proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence
• Extensive Design Review experience (PDR CDR MRR) and confident presentation skills across all levels of leadership including executives customers and external safety authorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills with the ability to build influence across organizations where you have no formal authority
• Willingness to travel between Anduril sites customer locations and test ranges to support programs across the portfolio
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering or equivalent technical discipline
• AI/ML and autonomy safety experience including run-time assurance and the safety implications of DoD autonomous weapon system policy (strongly preferred)
• Experience with Relyence Teamcenter JIRA JAMA Cameo and/or Ansys

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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