This role pays less than
66%
of similar roles. Most pay
$138,987–$208,425
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$150k
versus about
$174k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
1697 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$146,000–$194,000
across 1504 roles with salary data.
Thermal Engineer
The Thermal Engineering team develops advanced defense systems by ensuring hardware performs reliably in demanding environments. In this role, you will own thermal design and analysis for integrated products including drones, aircraft, missiles, and related flight systems. You will utilize first-principles engineering to determine the appropriate level of analysis, ranging from hand calculations and spreadsheets to complex FEA and CFD models. Your daily work involves defining thermal architectures for rugged environments, building predictive models to establish operating thresholds, and executing prototype builds with sensor selection and data post-processing. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage power dissipation and design tradeoffs while using tools like MATLAB, Python, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, Flotherm, and SolidWorks or Siemens NX. This role solves critical thermal management challenges for high-power systems operating in extreme flight envelopes and mission-specific conditions.