Aerodynamics Engineer - Air Vehicles

2w2 weeks ago

Anduril

Costa Mesa, US · Full-time · $129,000 – $171,000

About this role

Anduril Industries transforms U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Aerodynamics Engineer role supports high-performance air vehicles and missile platforms using cutting-edge autonomy, AI, and sensor fusion. Lattice OS powers the family of systems for realtime command and control.

Aerodynamics Engineers handle the full development lifecycle from conceptual design to flight test analysis. Responsibilities include aerodynamic design at various maturities, analysis with low and high order methods, and tool development. They ensure resilient systems for complex, contested environments.

The Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team focuses on Group 5 air vehicles and missiles. Engineers own design, planning, execution, and analysis of wind tunnel and flight tests. This environment demands expertise in stability, control, performance modeling, and loads generation.

Anduril commits to rapid deployment of autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking. Engineers contribute to scalable military systems amid strategic competition. Opportunities involve advanced aerodynamic challenges for national defense.

Requirements

BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
3+ 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
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