AUV Naval Architecture Co-op: Hands-on Hull & Systems

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Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 36,000 - 44,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package
Equity grants
Health and recovery support

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks candidates for a role focused on designing and testing next-gen Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Costa Mesa, California. Candidates should possess a background in naval architecture or marine engineering, with experience using analysis tools like Maxsurf or Rhino.

This opportunity offers a starting salary range of $40, competitive benefits, and requires U.S. Person status for access to controlled data. Join a team dedicated to advancing military capabilities and innovative technology.

Qualifications

  • Must be pursuing a degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, or related technical field.
  • Coursework in ship hydrostatics, resistance, or stability is required.
  • Hands-on experience building or testing hardware is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Run parametric resistance analysis on candidate hull variants.
  • Build a volume budget for planned payloads and subsystems against available hull volume.
  • Size primary structure according to ABS or DNV rules.

Skills

Naval architecture
Marine engineering
Mechanical engineering
Ship hydrostatics
Hydrodynamics
CAD software knowledge

Education

Pursuing a degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, or related field

Tools

Maxsurf
Rhino
Orca3D
GHS

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks candidates for a role focused on designing and testing next-gen Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Costa Mesa, California. Candidates should possess a background in naval architecture or marine engineering, with experience using analysis tools like Maxsurf or Rhino.

This opportunity offers a starting salary range of $40, competitive benefits, and requires U.S. Person status for access to controlled data. Join a team dedicated to advancing military capabilities and innovative technology.

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