Senior Flight Performance Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril Industries

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Work type
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Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
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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 · Senior Flight Performance Engineer, Air Vehicles

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The Senior Flight Performance Engineer role within the Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team focuses on advanced aerodynamic design for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. This position involves owning the full development lifecycle, from conceptual design to flight test analysis, ensuring high-performance systems in complex environments. Daily responsibilities include aerodynamic analysis using various methods, stability and control assessments, aircraft performance modeling, and collaboration with flight test teams. The ideal candidate possesses a BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering, 8+ years of relevant experience, strong programming skills in MATLAB or Python, and proficiency in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other aerodynamic techniques. Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes is preferred.

Skills

MATLAB Python CFD Git Version-Control Computational-Fluid-Dynamics Vortex-Lattice-Methods Panel-Methods Aerospace-Engineering Data-Acquisition Data-Analysis Project-Coordination Parameter-Identification Flight-Test Documentation Security-Clearance

What you'll do

  • Conduct aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles using various methods.
  • Support flight test planning, execution, and analysis for advanced air vehicles.
  • Develop and improve aerodynamic analysis tools and techniques.
  • Perform stability and control analysis for aircraft systems.
  • Model and simulate aircraft performance in complex environments.

What we're looking for

  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering required.
  • 8+ years of experience as an individual contributing engineer.
  • Experience with flight test param-id for aerodynamic modeling.
  • Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python for tool development.
  • Competent in various aerodynamic analysis techniques including CFD.
  • Ability to travel and support flight test planning and execution.
  • Possess and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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