Senior Flight Performance Engineer, Air Vehicles

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Aerodynamics Engineer to own the full development lifecycle for Group 5 air vehicles and missiles, from concept through flight test planning and analysis.

You will work with the flight test team on planning and executing tests, perform high- and low-order aerodynamic analyses, develop internal tools, and contribute to formal documentation and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Aerospace Engineering and 8+ years of experience as an IC engineer.
• Travel for testing as required and strong flight test data skills.
• Experience with aerodynamic modeling, CFD and hand calculations.
• US Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Aerodynamics and flight performance analysis for unmanned air vehicles and missiles.
• Collaborate with flight test team to plan and analyze tests.
• Develop and improve aerodynamic analysis tools and methods.
• Perform stability, control, and performance modeling.
• Generate aerodynamic loads and document results.

Skills

Flight testing coordination

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Security clearance (US)

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

CFD

Job description

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team is responsible for the advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineers own the full development lifecycle, from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution and analysis ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Aerodynamics and flight performance of unmanned air vehicles/missiles
• Work with flight test team to support planning, execution and analysis of flight sciences focused testing
• Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low- and high-order methods, including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
• Stability and control analysis
• Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
• Aerodynamic loads generation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
• 8+ years work experience as an individual contributing engineer
• Ability to travel as required for testing
• Test experience including data acquisition, data analysis and project coordination
• Flight test param-id (parameter identification) for aerodynamic modeling
• Experience with aircraft performance analysis and predictions
• Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
• Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e. specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
• Possess and be able to maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes

US Salary Range

$166,000-$220,000 USD

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:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.