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Senior System Safety Engineer

Anduril· Quality Reliability & System Safety
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Hybrid (Costa Mesa, CA), Hybrid (Quonset Point, RI), Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)$166k - $220kfull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Senior Manufacturing Safety Engineer based in Costa Mesa, CA, responsible for applying formal risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls to production equipment, fixtures, test stations, and manufacturing work instructions, partnering with EHS and engineering teams to ensure safe, scalable manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead formal machine and task-based risk assessments on production equipment, fixtures, tooling, and processes, documenting hazards, risk ratings, required controls, and residual risk.
  • Review manufacturing work instructions and supporting training material for safety adequacy; author Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and embed the required controls, PPE, and safe-work steps.
  • Engineer and review production equipment such as lift fixtures and material-handling aids in partnership with EHS, and support proof-load testing.
  • Assess and design safety into production test equipment.
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls and prevention-through-design principles to eliminate or reduce hazards at the equipment and line-design stage.
  • Define functional-safety requirements for safety-related control systems and verify their implementation.
  • Partner with EHS to ensure engineering controls satisfy applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements (machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical, PPE, materials handling).
  • Support incident and near-miss investigations and root-cause analysis; drive corrective engineering actions and management of change.

Qualifications

  • B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
  • 7+ years of experience in manufacturing/machine safety, equipment or controls engineering, or a related discipline with demonstrated ownership of risk assessments
  • Hands-on experience performing formal machine and task-based risk assessments and applying the hierarchy of controls
  • Working knowledge of machine safeguarding and applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements, including machine guarding and the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
  • Experience developing Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and translating risk-assessment findings into work instructions, controls, and training
  • Experience designing safety into production and/or test equipment, partnering with EHS and electrical safety specialists
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functionally on the factory floor and with engineering teams
  • Eligibility to pursue and maintain a U.S. security clearance, as required

Skills

Required:Formal machine and task-based risk assessmentsJob Hazard Analyses (JHA)OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and related programs)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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