Systems Safety Engineer, Command & Control (C2)

Broomfield · Broomfield, CO (CO-02) · USD 126,000-167,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Safety Engineer to join its Battlespace Awareness team in Broomfield, CO.
The role involves owning end-to-end safety assurance for command and control (C2) software that provides advanced tactical capabilities and integrates with autonomous platforms and effectors.

Own systems safety end-to-end for C2 software and its interfaces to sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms.
Lead safety requirements gathering, decomposition, and traceability across cross-functional teams.
Validate that systems are safe by architecting and executing performance-characterization campaigns using simulated and field-testing data.
Apply industry and government safety standards rigorously, including MIL-STD-882E.
Conduct and document safety analyses including FHA, FTA, FMEA/FMECA, PHA, SSA, and CCA.
Characterize software-driven performance for safety, translating results into risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
Validate compliance with government requirements by partnering with program offices and authoring certification and verification artifacts.
Develop test plans, acceptance criteria, and analysis tools to evaluate system safety and performance.
Integrate safety up front into the development lifecycle by embedding with algorithm engineers, software engineers, and product teams.
Develop and implement modeling and simulation frameworks to validate safety-critical algorithmic performance.

5+ years of systems safety, systems engineering, or safety-critical software engineering experience.
Degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
Demonstrated application of MIL-STD-882 across a defense program lifecycle.
Hands-on experience performing Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and at least two of: FHA, FMEA/FMECA, PHA, SSA, CCA.
Requirements engineering fluency including decomposition, traceability, and verification/validation.
Experience validating that safety and performance requirements are met through analysis, simulation, HITL/SITL, and field testing.
Familiarity with government/customer requirements processes and ability to engage credibly with DoD program offices and safety review boards.
Proficiency with Python (and/or MATLAB) for data parsing, modeling & simulation, data analysis, and visualization.
Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and communicating technical findings clearly.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Experience applying MIL-STD-882 to software-intensive or AI/ML-enabled systems.
Prior systems safety work on C2, battle management, air & missile defense, counter-UAS, or autonomous systems programs.
Familiarity with MBSE using e.g. AFSIM, and confident applying Monte Carlo analysis.
Familiarity with Linux OS and comfort obtaining data from software platforms using command-line tools.
Familiarity with processes and constraints for real-time and software-critical software.
Working knowledge of C/C++ or Rust.
Understanding of the full software development lifecycle, CI/CD, and modern software safety practice.
Previous experience in a defense, aerospace, or naval environment.