Principal System Safety Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a Principal System Safety Engineer to operate across the entire company. You will serve as a company-wide technical authority on system safety, setting the safety philosophy, risk acceptance posture, and analytical standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a company-wide System Safety technical authority across all Anduril divisions
• 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
• Prepare programs and their engineering teams for formal government safety certification
• Shape Anduril's enterprise technical risk posture
• Pioneer analysis and verification approaches for emerging technology
• Negotiate safety acceptance criteria with customers and regulatory authorities
• Drive System Safety philosophy and requirements practice across the enterprise
• Grow Senior and Staff System Safety engineers into recognized experts
• Represent Anduril externally as a thought leader in industry working groups

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of industry experience as a System Safety Engineer
• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• Direct experience with government safety review boards
• Deep experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industry
• Expert-level knowledge of MIL-STD-882E
• Expert background in safety analysis techniques
• Failure investigation and analysis experience
• Extensive Design Review experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to travel
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• AI/ML and autonomy safety experience
• Experience with Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $253,000-$336,000 USD per year
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees