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Explosives System Safety Engineer

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Lethality
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Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

System safety engineer focused on munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification within Anduril’s Explosive Engineering & Operations Team; responsible for safety documentation, certification processes, and interfacing with DoD safety boards to embed safety across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Drive munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD weapons safety review boards (WSERB, FISTRP, SSSTRP)
  • Create, review, manage, and present safety documentation packages to internal stakeholders, customers, and fuze/safety boards
  • Partner with engineering, program management, and operations teams to ensure safety and certification information is accurate and thorough
  • Plan and execute testing, analysis, and review milestones — taking a proactive approach to minimize certification timelines
  • Perform root cause analysis and document corrective actions relevant to the safety review process
  • Manage project deliverables including requirements documentation, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices
  • Create frameworks and establish precedent for government reviews and system certifications to support future programs
  • Flow down safety guidance and coordinate with key vendors (ESAD, warhead, etc.) as needed

Qualifications

  • BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline
  • 3+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems
  • Warhead/fuze review board experience
  • Munitions system certification or qualification experience
  • Deep working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, and MIL-STD-1901
  • Experience in program management, customer and vendor management, and managing schedules and budgets
  • Ability to travel for testing and customer meetings (surges up to 25%)
  • Experience preparing formal safety documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills — presenting to safety boards and collaborating cross-functionally
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • This role is subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening

Skills

Required:munitions safety certificationMIL-STD knowledge

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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