Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><h3><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></h3> <p>The <strong>Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team</strong> is responsible for the advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for <strong>Group 5</strong> <strong>air vehicles and missile platforms</strong>. Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineers own the <strong>full development lifecycle</strong>, from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution and analysis ensuring<strong> </strong>high-performance, resilient, and scalable systems that meet the demands of<strong> </strong>complex, contested environments.</p> <h4><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities</li> <li>Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods,</li> <li>including analysis tool development and improvement as needed</li> <li>Stability and control analysis</li> <li>Aircraft performance modeling and simulation</li> <li>Aerodynamic loads generation</li> <li>Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis</li> <li>Flight test planning, execution, and analysis</li> </ul> <h4><br><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h4> <ul> <li>BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering</li> <li>3+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer</li> <li>Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions </li> <li>Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)</li> <li>Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis and project coordination</li> <li>Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment</li> <li>Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)</li> <li>Passion for defending the United States and her allies</li> <li>Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance</li> </ul> <p><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>StarCCM+ experience</li> <li>Ice accretion or icing analysis experience</li> <li>Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS</li> <li>Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes</li> <li>Active U.S. Secret security clearance</li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$129,000</span><span class="divider"></span><span>$171,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:</span><span dat ... (truncated, view full listing at source)