Senior System Safety Engineer

Washington · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

We are seeking experienced Manufacturing Safety Engineers to join our rapidly growing team in Washington, DC and engineer safety into how Anduril builds its products.
As a Manufacturing Safety Engineer, you will apply formal risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls to production equipment, lift fixtures, test stations, and manufacturing work instructions.
This is an evergreen requisition used to build a pipeline of Manufacturing Safety Engineers based in Costa Mesa, CA, supporting manufacturing operations across multiple sites.

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.

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

Familiarity with machine safety standards such as ISO 12100 (risk assessment and risk reduction), ISO 13849 (safety-related parts of control systems), and ANSI B11 (machine safety and safeguarding)
M.S. Degree in an engineering discipline, or a professional safety credential (CSP, ASP) or machinery-safety credential (CMSE)
Functional-safety experience determining Performance Level or SIL for safety-related control systems, and functional-safety certification (CMSE or TÜV FSEng)
Experience with production test-equipment safety
Experience in a high-rate or rapidly scaling manufacturing environment, ideally in aerospace, defense, automotive, or a comparable regulated industry
Active U.S. security clearance

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Support in health, recovery, and whatever comes next
Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers