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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Aerodynamics Engineer - Hypersonic Air Vehicles

AerodynamicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering.
  • Experience with a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques, including hand calculations, lower-order codes, and computational fluid dynamics.
  • Strong programming skills in higher-level languages such as MATLAB or Python for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment.
  • Experience preparing formal documentation, including specifications, test procedures, and technical reports.
  • Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Design aerodynamics of unmanned air vehicles and missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design maturities.
  • Analyze aerodynamics of unmanned air vehicles using low- and high-order methods, including developing and improving analysis tools as needed.
  • Perform stability and control analysis.
  • Perform trajectory optimization for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, and sensitivities.
  • Perform aerothermodynamic analysis of flight vehicles in high-speed environments.
  • Model and simulate aircraft performance.
  • Generate aerodynamic loads.
  • Plan, execute, and analyze wind tunnel tests.
  • Plan, execute, and analyze flight tests.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with StarCCM+.
  • Experience evaluating a vehicle's external aerodynamic characteristics in supersonic or hypersonic flow regimes.
  • Experience with aerothermal analysis.
  • Experience leveraging trajectory optimization software for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, or sensitivities.
  • Knowledge of high-speed aerodynamic laminar, transitional, and turbulent simulation techniques.
  • Experience with chemical kinetics modeling and simulation.
  • Experience with combustion computational fluid dynamics and a foundational understanding of compressible flow.
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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