Aerodynamics Engineer, Hypersonic 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>hypersonic</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> <p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Aerodynamics design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design maturities</li> <li>Aerodynamics analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods, including analysis tool development and improvement as needed</li> <li>Stability and control analysis</li> <li>Trajectory optimization for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, and sensitivities</li> <li>Aerothermodynamic analysis of flight vehicles in high-speed environments</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> <p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering</li> <li>Experience with a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, lower-order codes, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)</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>Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance</li> </ul> <p><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>StarCCM+ experience</li> <li>Experience evaluating external aerodynamics characteristics of a vehicle in the supersonic or hypersonic flow regime</li> <li>Experience with aerothermal analysis</li> <li>Experience leveraging trajectory optimization software for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, and/or sensitivities</li> <li>Knowledge of high-speed aerodynamic laminar, transitional, and turbulent simulation techniques</li> <li>Experience with chemical kinetics modeling and simulation</li> <li>Experience with combustion computational fluid dynamics and a foundational understanding of compressible flow</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>$146,000</span><span class="divider"></span><span>$194,000 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 base ... (truncated, view full listing at source)