Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CAMelbourne, Australia
Salary
$166,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted
78 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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About Anduril Industries

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 · Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

As a Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, Omen, you will join the Maneuver Dominance Team to develop unmanned vehicles that revolutionize the aerospace field. You will be engaged in the full development lifecycle of the Omen hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle, which provides runway-independent capabilities for defense and civilian domains. Your daily responsibilities include aerodynamic design at various maturity levels, stability and control analysis, performance modeling, and generating aerodynamic loads. You will also plan and execute wind tunnel tests and flight tests while developing internal tools in a version-controlled environment. The role requires proficiency in MATLAB, Python, StarCCM+, and Flow360 to perform calculations using vortex, lattice, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics. You will solve complex problems regarding subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flow regimes for this unique tail-sitter aircraft platform.

What you'll do

  • Perform aerodynamic design for unmanned air vehicles across conceptual, preliminary, and detailed stages.
  • Conduct aerodynamic analysis using low and high order methods including tool development.
  • Execute stability and control analysis for unmanned aircraft systems.
  • Develop models and simulations for aircraft performance and aerodynamic loads.
  • Plan, execute, and analyze wind tunnel testing data.
  • Manage flight test planning, execution, and subsequent data analysis.
  • Develop internal tools using MATLAB or Python in a version-controlled environment.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
  • 8-10+ years of experience as an individual contributing engineer in a high-impact, start-up environment.
  • Experience with aircraft performance, analysis predictions, and Stability & Control.
  • Proficiency in aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex/lattice methods, panel methods, and CFD.
  • Experience in wind tunnel and flight test planning, execution, data acquisition, and analysis.
  • Strong programming skills in higher-level languages like MATLAB or Python for internal tool development.
  • Experience in engineering team leadership and project execution within the aerospace, automotive, or defense sectors.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance (US applicants) or an NV-1 AUS security clearance (Australian applicants).

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