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Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Lethality
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior system safety engineer to own Anduril's munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification efforts end to end, lead a safety engineering team, and establish scalable frameworks for government reviews and system certifications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Anduril's munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD weapons safety review boards (WSERB, FISTRP, SSSTRP), building strong relationships with the review entities
  • Build and lead a team of 3–10 system safety engineers — hiring, mentoring, setting technical direction, and driving professional development
  • 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 embed safety practices into the product development lifecycle from day one
  • Plan and drive testing, analysis, and review milestones — taking a proactive approach to minimize certification timelines
  • Own root cause analysis and corrective actions relevant to the safety review process
  • Manage project deliverables including requirements documentation, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices
  • Create scalable frameworks and establish precedent for government reviews and system certifications across future Anduril programs
  • Flow down safety guidance and manage key vendors (ESAD, warhead, etc.) as needed

Qualifications

  • BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems
  • 2+ years of experience leading, managing, or technically directing a team of engineers
  • Warhead/fuze review board experience (WSERB, FISTRP, AFSRB, or equivalent)
  • 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
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.

Skills

Required:System safety engineeringProgram managementLeadership and team buildingRegulatory/DoD review boards

Benefits

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

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