Senior Thermal Engineer

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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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.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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The Senior Thermal Engineer role at the Thermal Engineering team in Costa Mesa, CA, involves owning the thermal design and analysis of advanced defense technologies such as drones, aircraft, or missiles. This includes defining robust thermal architectures to handle extreme environments, collaborating with other engineering disciplines to document power dissipation under various operating modes, and executing thermal FEA/CFD models using tools like STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, or Flotherm. The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in the aerospace industry, expertise in passive and active thermal management systems, and hands-on experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks or Siemens NX, along with a Top Secret security clearance.

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STAR-CCM+ ANSYS Icepak Flotherm SolidWorks Siemens NX CAD Python PostgreSQL CI/CD Git GitHub Docker Kubernetes AWS Azure Grafana Prometheus

What you'll do

Own the thermal design and analysis of advanced defense technologies.
Define robust thermal architectures for drones, aircraft, or missiles in rugged environments.
Predict system performance using thermal FEA/CFD models and set operational limits.
Document power dissipations under various operating modes with cross-disciplinary teams.
Execute prototype builds and tests to verify thermal designs through data analysis.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience designing thermal systems for integrated hardware products.
In-depth understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics principles.
Experience in the aerospace industry with aircraft, rocket, or missile programs.
Practical experience designing passive and active thermal management systems.
Thermal testing expertise including sensor selection and data acquisition.
Proficiency in thermal FEA software such as STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, Flotherm.
Top Secret security clearance required.

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