Senior Aerodynamics Engineer - Air Vehicles

3w3 weeks ago

Anduril

Costa Mesa, US · Full-time · $146,000 – $194,000

About this role

Anduril Industries transforms U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology, powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system for realtime 3D command and control. The company brings cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking to the military rapidly. Senior Aerodynamics Engineers contribute to high-performance air vehicles in strategic competition.

The Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team handles advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Engineers own the full development lifecycle from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution, and analysis. This ensures resilient, scalable systems for complex, contested environments.

Daily work involves aerodynamic design at conceptual, preliminary, and detail maturities for unmanned air vehicles and missiles. Tasks include analysis with low and high order methods, stability and control, performance modeling, loads generation, and tool development. Wind tunnel and flight tests are planned, executed, and analyzed to validate performance.

Joining Anduril offers opportunities to defend the United States and allies through innovative defense technology. Engineers work on demanding projects requiring precision in transonic and supersonic regimes. The role supports rapid deployment of military systems with 21st-century innovation.

Requirements

8+ years work experience as an individual contributing engineer
Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
Competent in aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex lattice methods, panel methods, and CFD
Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination
Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python for tool development in version-controlled environment
Experience preparing formal documentation such as specifications, test procedures, and technical reports
Passion for defending the United States and her allies
Eligible to obtain and maintain active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

Perform aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
Conduct aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles using low and high order methods, including tool development and improvement
Execute stability and control analysis
Develop aircraft performance modeling and simulation
Generate aerodynamic loads
Plan, execute, and analyze wind tunnel tests
Plan, execute, and analyze flight tests