Aerodynamics Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Aerodynamics Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles

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As an Aerodynamics Engineer at the Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team, you will be responsible for designing and analyzing hypersonic air vehicles and missile platforms throughout their full development lifecycle. Your daily tasks include aerodynamic design and analysis using both low-order methods and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), stability and control analysis, trajectory optimization, wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis, as well as flight test planning and analysis. You will need strong programming skills in languages like MATLAB or Python for tool development and must possess a BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering along with Top Secret security clearance. Experience in aerothermal analysis and chemical kinetics modeling is preferred, making this role ideal for someone passionate about high-speed aerodynamics and advanced aerospace systems.

Skills

MATLAB Python CFD StarCCM+ Version-Control Trajectory_Optimization Chemical_Kinetics_Modeling Combustion_CFD Compressible_Flow

What you'll do

Design aerodynamics of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at various design maturities.
Conduct aerodynamic analysis using low and high-order methods, including tool development.
Perform stability and control analysis for hypersonic air vehicles.
Execute trajectory optimization for performance analysis and vehicle trades.
Analyze aerothermodynamics in high-speed environments for flight vehicles.

What we're looking for

BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
Experience with aerodynamic analysis techniques including CFD and hand calculations
Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python for tool development
Experience preparing formal documentation such as technical reports
Top Secret security clearance required

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