System Safety Engineer, Land Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Land Systems team develops software for land-based crewed and robotic ground systems, leveraging software infrastructure built by other teams at Anduril. The team is responsible for taking crewed vehicles and uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) robots from paper sketches to operational systems. We are looking for engineers excited about fielding the next generation of software-defined ground combat vehicles.

In Anduril’s Land Systems team, we're advancing the future of land-based crewed and robotic ground systems. Our goal is to transform innovative designs into fully operational, software-defined combat vehicles, and we're searching for a System Safety Engineer to help us achieve the highest standards of safety. Your role is to own constructing an evidence-based safety case and a safety critical design that demonstrates our commitment to safety at every stage of our ground systems' lifecycle.

As a key member of our team, you will lead the creation and ongoing refinement of a model-based safety case, ensuring it's grounded in evidence and rigorous analysis. You'll work hand-in-hand with cross-functional teams to lead Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Trees, System Safety Assessments, Fault Management, and Hazard Management and Mitigation activities. Your work on safety will permeate design, testing, manufacturing, and production, guiding our systems to meet strict safety requirements while maintaining operational excellence.

Your comprehensive experience in product development, from conception through to customer handover and beyond, will be instrumental in establishing, validating, and continuously improving our safety practices. In this critical role, you will be the driving force in ensuring our ground combat vehicles are not only cutting edge but also meet the highest safety standards. Your work will push technological boundaries while supporting our nation's security, making a real difference for those who rely on our systems in the field.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead development of a model-based safety case for an uncrewed ground combat system with autonomous mobility functions in a small cross-functional team.
• Own the end-to-end safety analysis process evaluating a system from functional hazard analysis (FHA) to the lowest level of the fault tree analysis (FTA).
• Design a fault management system to establish fault tolerant behavior ensuring fault containment regions and system resilience.
• Generate safety requirements to ensure the system is designed to meet our safety case, and safety goals
• Conduct safety testing, simulations and fault modeling to understand system behavior and breaking points under heavy load, and engineers solutions to enable the system to degrade gracefully.
• Identify and document risks throughout the product lifecycle, coordinate risk mitigation with supporting stakeholders, and verify and validate risk or hazard mitigation measures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 5 years industry experience as a safety engineer, systems engineer or equivalent engineering background.
• B.S. Degree in electrical engineering, computer science or a related technical discipline. Experience with electrical, electromechanical and software-intensive systems preferred.
• Experience with ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882, ARP4754, ARP4761, or a similar commercial standard.
• Experience designing safety critical systems and architecting fault management systems
• Experience conducting both deductive and inductive safety analyses, such as fault tree analysis (FTA); functional hazard assessments (FHA), failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA); probabilistic risk assessment (PRA); root cause assessment (RCA); Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP); or goal function tree, especially in a model-based environment.
• Experience developing testable system and software safety requirements
• U.S. Person Status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience developing autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) functionality, or other complex robotic systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining a safety case in accordance with UL 4600 or equivalent, especially in a model-based environment.
• Failure investigation experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence.
• Familiarity with industry autonomy standards including ISO 21448 and UL 4600.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python, MATLAB, or Julia, especially to conduct safety analyses, risk assessments, or verification evidence.
• Experience reading electrical schematics, piping and instrumentation (P&ID) diagrams, electrical engineering best practices, and industry guidelines for reliability.

US Salary Range$124,000—$231,000 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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