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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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Staff Structural Engineer, Payloads joins the Thunder team to support the development of an autonomous attack rotorcraft designed for high-intensity combat environments. The role involves performing static and dynamic structural analyses of composites and metallics using first principles, hand calculations, spreadsheets, and scripts. You will own FEM creation at global and subsystem levels, collaborate with hardware engineers on design improvements, and document results in technical reports. Responsibilities include conducting validation testing, managing instrumentation requirements, and participating in flight testing to monitor loads and disposition inspection findings. Required skills include proficiency in FEA software like ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN; CAD tools such as NX or Solidworks; and programming in Matlab or Python for automation. The work focuses on solving structural challenges for a compact airframe integrating weapons, sensors, and radios in contested environments.