Aerospace Flight Dynamics Engineer (CFD/Simulation)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking engineers to advance guidance and control law development for a family of drones within the Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) team. You will work on aerodynamic design, CFD analysis, and high-fidelity flight simulation to validate performance across fixed‑wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid platforms.

The role requires hands-on CFD, MATLAB/Simulink, and C++ experience, plus a strong background in aerodynamics, flight dynamics, and testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years with airborne platforms.
• 4+ years in aerodynamic design and analysis, flight simulation, and flight testing.
• Hands-on experience with CFD tools, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Aerodynamic design of fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid VTOL platforms across maturities.
• Develop and maintain CFD-based analysis tools and low-order methods.
• Design, implement, and maintain high-fidelity flight simulation models.
• Plan and execute wind tunnel and flight tests; analyze results for performance trends.
• Identify system bugs and failures from flight test data; prepare technical briefings.

Skills

CFD tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C++ programming

Flight dynamics

Aerospace engineering

US person status

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace/Mechanical

Tools

Simulink Embedded Coder

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking engineers to advance guidance and control law development for a family of drones within the Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) team. You will work on aerodynamic design, CFD analysis, and high-fidelity flight simulation to validate performance across fixed‑wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid platforms.

The role requires hands-on CFD, MATLAB/Simulink, and C++ experience, plus a strong background in aerodynamics, flight dynamics, and testing.